T.J. Leaf has been ruled out for Indiana’s first meeting of the season with the New York Knicks, reports the Indy Star’s Clifton Brown.
The reserve four hobbled off the floor with assistance early in the second quarter of Friday’s contest with the Sixers after having turned his left ankle attempting to score in transition off a bounce pass from Lance Stephenson.
Following a season wherein various combinations of plodding big men shrunk the bench’s floor spacing, Leaf has been a welcome change, averaging 5.6 points and 2.6 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from three-point range (1.