Pacers guard Edmond Sumner made his professional debut last week for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Pacers' G League affiliate.
Sumner tore the ACL in his left knee last January as a sophomore at Xavier, but nevertheless elected to declare for the NBA Draft after the season. The Pacers wound up selecting him with the 52nd overall pick in the draft (a selection they acquired from New Orleans in exchange for cash considerations) and signed him to a two-way contract. Sumner has spent the season in Indianapolis rehabbing his knee, but was recently cleared for game action and joined the Mad Ants for Sunday's game against the Sioux Falls Skyforce.