The Pacers announced today in a press release that forward T.J. Warren is being considered week-to-week due to right foot plantar fasciitis.
Warren, one of the stars of the NBA’s Walt Disney World bubble during the summer restart, was also being affected by plantar fasciitis in his right foot at that time. The fact that it continues to bother him isn’t a great sign. However, after he was able to play through the injury over the summer, the Pacers may simply be playing it safe this time around in an attempt to ensure it doesn’t become a longer-term issue.
Meanwhile, the Pacers also announced in today’s release that small forward Brian Bowen II will miss approximately six to eight weeks as a result of a partial groin tear.
Bowen didn’t project to be a regular part of Indiana’s rotation this season after having signed a two-way contract in November. However, his injury will still reduce the team’s depth on the wing with the regular season around the corner.
On the positive side, as a two-way player, Bowen would have been limited to 50 regular season games in 2020/21 anyway. If he’s sidelined for a full eight weeks, the Pacers will have just 49 games remaining in their season when he returns, meaning they won’t have to worry about those limitations for Bowen down the stretch.
Not a good sign at all. That’s a lingering injury that can get worse and will. He should of had surgery. Only takes 6-8 wks to come back. Warren had a solid run with Pacers. He’s got a contract due. Plus they have Oladipo to deal with. Why prolong his situation. Pacers are weird to me. They have overachieved and gotten lucky with players. Yet they always seem to set themselves back. Like they get in their own way. Wether it’s about money or Free Agency.
I feel like he’s a “one hit wonder” as far as what happened in the bubble. I could be wrong but I just feel like he was hot at the right time. I don’t think he’ll average more than 20 in a season now.
Could be, but also they were missing Sabonis through that time, maybe creating new space for him?
I don’t normally watch the Pacers, but I saw their bubble games and TJ – his game looked as good as his stats.
Really hope he’s able to put the injury behind him.
He lead the team in scoring in the regular season before the bubble started.
Pacers made ZERO significant moves, & their “break-out” player reverts back to the norm when he has to play a long period of time- the Pacers truly define Professional Sports purgatory