The Indiana Pacers will be giving a bunch of guys a rest on Sunday.
They're taking on the Golden State Warriors, and Pascal Siakam is just one name on a very populated injury report.
The full list of absences:
- Taelon Pater
- Aaron Nesmith
- Pascal Siakam
- Johnny Furphy
- Quenton Jackson
- Bennedict Mathurin
- Kam Jones
- T.J. McConnell
- Obi Toppin
- Tyrese Haliburton
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Why isn't Pascal Siakam playing tonight?
Pascal Siakam isn't injured.
But he's out on Sunday night against the Warriors anyway. The Pacers have listed his absence as "rest."
In a long season, it makes some sense to let Siakam get a breather. He's been asked to do so much this season without Tyrese Haliburton, and it doesn't do Indiana any good to wear Siakam down too much, especially as the Pacers struggle anyway.
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