In a season full of setbacks, the Pacers now face another: After exiting Wednesday’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks during the second quarter with a sore right wrist, T.J. McConnell is expected to be out “a while,” according to head coach Rick Carlisle.
Injury Update: T.J. McConnell (sore right wrist) will be out "a while," according to head coach Rick Carlisle.
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In the absence of a consistent bench rotation and with fewer touches per game, McConnell hasn’t made quite the same impact as last season, when he had more freedom to probe and was unleashed as a full-court pest, but he made critical plays down the stretch in wins over both Sacramento and Philadelphia and pushes the pace as one of few consistent ball-movers on the roster in spite of his limitations as a shooter.