Pacers-Wizards Final Injury Update: Several players' status revealed

The final word on who's in and who's out for Friday night's rematch in D.C.

Feb 19, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard (2) shoots as Washington Wizards forward Tristan Vukcevic (00) defends during the second half at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-Imagn Images | Brad Mills-Imagn Images

The Indiana Pacers announced that guards Andrew Nembhard (back) and Ethan Thompson (inactive/two-way) will not play in Friday night's game against the Washington Wizards.

On the other hand, T.J. McConnell (hamstring), Micah Potter (ankle and Kam Jones (back) will all suit up and be available to play, as well as two-way players Quenton Jackson and Taelon Peter.

Here's the rest of the injury report and game preview:

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INJURY REPORT

PACERS

Andrew Nembhard: Out - Back

Pascal Siakam: Out - Personal Reasons

Aaron Nesmith: Out - Back

T.J. McConnell: Available - Hamstring

Kam Jones: Available - Back

Micah Potter: Available - Ankle

Quenton Jackson: Available - Two-way

Taelon Peter: Available - Two-way

Ethan Thompson: Out - Two-way/Inactive

Ivica Zubac: Out - Ankle

Johnny Furphy: Out - Knee

Obi Toppin: Out - Foot

Tyrese Haliburton: Out - Achilles

WIZARDS

Kyshawn George: Out - Toe

Alex Sarr: Out - Hamstring

Trae Young: Out - Knee/Quadriceps

Anthony Davis: Out - Hand/Groin

Cam Whitmore: Out - DVT

D'Angelo Russell: Out - Not with team

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Game date, time and location: Friday, Feb. 20, 7:00 p.m. EST, Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Indiana, Monumental Sports Network (Washington, D.C.)

Radio: 93.5 FM/107.5 FM (Indiana), WFED 1500 AM, 106.7 FM The Fan, The Team 980 AM, 99.1 FM (Washington, D.C.)

VITALS: The Indiana Pacers (15-41) and Washington Wizards (15-39) meet for the fourth of four regular season matchups. Earlier this season, the Pacers recorded a, 119-86, win against Washington on November 28th, the Wizards recorded a, 108-89 win on December 14th and a, 112-105 win on February 19th.

The Pacers are 112-89 all-time versus the Wizards during the regular season, including 72-28 in home games and 40-61 in road games. In 2024-2025, the Pacers won all four matchups against the Wizards.

PROJECTED STARTERS

PACERS

G Quenton Jackson

G Ben Sheppard

C Jay Huff

F Kobe Brown

F Jarace Walker

WIZARDS

G Bub Carrington

G Tre Johnson

C Tristan Vukcevic

F Bilal Coulibaly

F Justin Champagnie

Betting Lines (via FanDuel Sportsbook)

Spread: Pacers +1.5 (-114), Wizards -1.5 (-106)

Moneyline: Pacers +100, Wizards -118

Total points scored: 230.5 (over -106, under -114)

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QUOTABLE

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle after the loss to the Washington Wizards: "We were able to find some combinations, started to hit some shots, get some stops and through the game, we did our share of good things but 23 turnovers, too many."

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Alexander Toledo is a contributor to Indiana Pacers On SI and producer/co-host of the Five on the Floor podcast, covering the Miami Heat and NBA. He can be reached at Twitter: @tropicalblanket