Pacers announce Obi Toppin has been diagnosed with stress fracture in foot, will receive surgery Kari Anderson October 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM 0 The Indiana Pacers are going to be missing one of their key bench players moving forward. The Pacers announced Friday that big man Obi Toppin has been diagnosed with a partial stress fracture in his right foot. The fracture, which is on the fifth metatarsal (the bone of the pinky toe), will require surgery. Toppin will travel to New York to undergo that surgery. It is unclear how long Toppin will be out, but he has been placed on injured reserve.
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Kari Anderson October 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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The Indiana Pacers are going to be missing one of their key bench players moving forward. The Pacers announced Friday that big man Obi Toppin has been diagnosed with a partial stress fracture in his right foot.
The fracture, which is on the fifth metatarsal (the bone of the pinky toe), will require surgery. Toppin will travel to New York to undergo that surgery.
It is unclear how long Toppin will be out, but he has been placed on injured reserve.
Obi Toppin has been diagnosed with a partial stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot.He will travel to New York and have the injury surgically repaired. pic.twitter.com/sjqa0E19rO
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) October 31, 2025
Toppin started the season strong, putting up 20 points off the bench in the Pacers' season-opening double-OT loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Toppin missed Indiana's last game (a loss to the Dallas Mavericks) after being ruled out with a "right foot stress reaction."
In his first three games of the season, Toppin has averaged 14 points and 27 minutes per game off the bench.
Toppin is the latest injury blow for the Pacers, who are playing the entire season without star Tyrese Haliburton, who is recovering from an Achilles tear suffered during Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Though there was initially some hope from fans that the point guard could return before the end of the year, president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard confirmed in July that Haliburton would miss the whole season, with the team not wanting to "jeopardize" his long-term health.
The Pacers' ability to adjust to Haliburton's absence was one of the big questions heading into this season. But without the guard, forward Pascal Siakam has stepped up, leading Indiana across four major categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals) in the first four games of the year. In addition, third-year guard Ben Sheppard has also continued to develop as a starting shooting guard, with players like Jarace Walker and RayJ Dennis contributing significant points.
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Published: November 01, 2025 at 02:27AM on Source: GRIFF MAG
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