Myles Turner Sprains Ankle In Warmups, Misses Opener

Center Myles Turner missed the Pacers‘ regular season home opener versus the Wizards on Wednesday after suffering a sprained left ankle during warmups, Indiana announced on Twitter. Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files was the first to report when and where the injury occurred (via Twitter).

A source tells Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link) that Turner landed on a ball boy’s foot, which led to the injury.

It’s a very unfortunate start to the 2022/23 season for Turner, who hasn’t appeared in a regular season game since January. He missed the final 39 games of the ’21/22 season with a stress reaction in his left foot, so the fact that he sprained his left ankle is a bit worrisome.

We’ll have to wait for more updates on Turner’s status to determine how much action he might miss. The two-time blocked shots leader, whose name has been floated extensively in trade rumors, is in the final year of his contract, which will pay him $18MM this season.

In 431 career regular season games, the 26-year-old holds averages of 12.7 PPG, 6.7 RPG and 2.3 BPG on .489/.349/.768 shooting.

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