The Pacers hype train took a serious hit on Friday when ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Pacers forward Glenn Robinson III would miss the start of the year due to an ankle injury:
Indiana Pacers forward Glenn Robinson III is expected to miss two months with a severely sprained left ankle, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 29, 2017
Robinson, a fan favorite and a breakout candidate, was projected to be a key part of the rotation from the jump, even if fellow wing Bojan Bogdanovic had the nominal starting role.