Just when the Indiana Pacers needed him most, Myles Turner was suddenly gone. With just under three minutes left in the third quarter, Turner hit the floor after a rough landing on his right leg while fighting for a rebound.
At first, there was confusion. Then panic. Trainers sprinted over, teammates huddled, fans went silent. In a matter of seconds, the tone inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse shifted from playoff fever to pure fear.
The Pacers were trailing, the score at Cavaliers 83, Pacers 65. But when Turner couldn’t rise, the numbers meant nothing.
The 6-foot-11 center tried to play through it, even managing to score and block a shot, but was visibly hobbling—“skipping up and down like he can’t put weight on one of his feet normally,” reported Dustin Dopirak. Eventually, Turner crawled off the court before limping to the locker room—not under his own power. Not the way anyone wanted to see.
He’s the heart of this team. And tonight, that heart limped away.
(This is a developing story. We’ll bring updates as they come in, but for now, all of Indiana holds its breath.)
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