Indiana Pacers Breakdown (Episode 1): Ben Stinar Talks Caris Levert Injury, Health Concerns, Playoffs

AllPacers.com reporter Ben Stinar sat down with publisher Tom Brew to discuss Caris Levert's back injury, other health concerns with a few of his teammates and just how good this team can be if healthy.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.--The Indiana Pacers held media day on Monday, and training camp for the 2021-22 NBA season is officially underway. 

1. How serious is Caris Levert's injury?

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that LeVert has a stress fracture in his back, and the Tweet from Wojnarowski on Tuesday can be seen embedded below. 

Pacers guard Caris LeVert has a stress fracture in his back, but there’s optimism that it could only be a minor setback and he could return sometime around the start of the season, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 28, 2021

Wojnarowski followed up his Tweet with additional reporting on LeVert, and the Pacers also shared a quote from LeVert. (see Tweets below). 

More testing still to come on the stress fracture, but again, there’s optimism that it won’t cause LeVert to miss significant time.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 28, 2021

“Up until today I’ve been practicing and doing all that stuff...This is pretty minor compared to all that I’ve been through. It’s something that isn’t too major, but it’s something that we need to pay attention to."@CarisLeVert provided an update on his back injury. pic.twitter.com/xRHhb29cnt

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) September 28, 2021

2. Who else is a heath concern right now?

T.J. Warren only played in four games last season, and he is a potential huge piece of offense that was missing for this team last season. 

Warren had a walking boot still on his foot at Pacers media day on Monday, and a video of him can be seen embedded in a Tweet below from Akeem Glaspie of the Indy Star. 

According to Glaspie, Warren said there was no setbacks, but the healing process was slower than expected. 

TJ Warren leaving media day with a boot on his injured foot. He said he hasn’t had any setbacks, just dealing with a slower healing process than expected. No timetable for his return given. #Pacers #NBAMediaDay pic.twitter.com/o8lRwZRj3U

— Akeem Glaspie (@THEAkeemGlaspie) September 27, 2021

3. How good is a healthy Pacers team?

The Indiana Pacers at full strength could be as good as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference this season, but a big issue for them continues to be health. 

If health gets in their way like it continues to over the last three seasons, they could very well miss the NBA Playoffs once again. 

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