Nov 14, 2023, 09:18 PM ET
PHILADELPHIA — Indiana Pacers ahead Jalen Smith left Tuesday evening’s NBA In-Season Event sport towards the Philadelphia 76ers with a head harm, and the group mentioned he was transported to a hospital for analysis and extra testing.
Neither Indiana head coach Rick Carlisle nor the group’s public relations employees had an replace on Smith’s situation after the Pacers’ 132-126 win over the Sixers. The Pacers had been scheduled to fly out of Philadelphia on Tuesday evening. They’ll subsequent play on Sunday afternoon at dwelling towards Orlando.
Smith was knocked down in a collision on the defensive finish of the ground halfway via the second quarter as Sixers ahead Paul Reed went up for a dunk.
Smith instantly left the ground with Indiana’s trainers. He was declared out for the remainder of the sport at halftime after scoring 5 factors in 2:33 of motion. The group mentioned on X, previously often known as Twitter, that Smith was being taken to the hospital “out of an abundance of warning.”
The 23-year-old Smith has averaged 11.8 factors and 6.8 rebounds in eight video games for Indiana.
