Pacers' Myles Turner Exits Clippers Game With Apparent Head Injury

The 3-and-D big man survived the trade deadline. But will he survive Thursday's clash healthy?

Feb 1, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) reacts after a foul in the first half against the Atlanta Hawks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images / Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

3-and-D Indiana Pacers starting center Myles Turner may have survived another trade deadline without being moved from the only NBA team he's ever known. But will he survive Thursday's ongoing clash against the L.A. Clippers healthy?

The 6-foot-11 Texas product was knocked down on a play in the first half, and took a while to get back up. He struggled to rejoin his teammates, prompting Indiana to call a timeout and send him to the bench, per Law Murray of The Athletic.

Myles Turner was down for several moments, got up and tried to make it across midcourt, and Pacers needed to call timeout.

Turner stumbled badly, and he will need to be evaluated for a head injury.

— Law Murray 🔄 (@LawMurrayTheNU) February 7, 2025

The Pacers are currently getting demolished in the Intuit Dome. Indiana trails L.A. 44-27 with 10:14 remaining in the second quarter.

Turner played just 5:47 before checking out. So far, he has scored no points on 0-of-4 shooting from the floor, while swiping one steal.

All-Star Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam and reserve guard Ben Sheppard lead all Indiana scorers with eight points apiece. L.A. shooting guard Norman Powell and his backup Amir Coffey lead all scorers with nine points.

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Through 45 complete games for the 28-21 Pacers this season, Turner is averaging 15.4 points on .479/.402/.752 shooting splits (that 40.2 percent 3-point rate arrives on 5.2 triple tries a night), 6.7 rebounds, 2.0 blocks, 1.6 assists and 0.8 steals a night.

He had been seen as a possible trade fit for multiple teams. Given his relative youth and his abilities on both ends of the hardwood, he could have been a good fit for either the Golden State Warriors or the Los Angeles Lakers, both of whom are also in L.A. playing across town Thursday.

Turner reacted with a cheeky joke on social media after he "survived" the trade deadline.

🥲 pic.twitter.com/9PhZ5wWNAh

— Myles Turner (@Original_Turner) February 6, 2025

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Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star reports that Turner has been ruled out for the rest of the game while the Pacers medical team examines him for a possible concussion. Dopirak notes that Turner could be seen bleeding from the mouth on the game's local FanDuel Sports Network Indiana broadcast.

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He later left the floor entirely and headed back for the visitors' locker room.

Turner's backup Thomas Bryant will now start in his stead for the second half.

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