Atlanta enters the matchup against Indiana after losing seven straight games. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.

Nembhard (back) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Pistons, Tony East of WTHR Channel 13 Indianapolis reports.

Just a few games into the season, the Pacers lost both backup centers to a torn Achilles. Soon after, they lost Andrew Nembhard to a knee issue that cost him close to a month. Aaron Nesmith then suffered a severe ankle sprain that cost him 35 games of the season. He just recently returned and has slowly been brought back.

Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin "is being monitored by nearly every team seen as a buyer at the deadline," according to the Los Angeles Times'

Andrew Nembhard's fingerprints were all over the Indiana Pacers' wire-to-wire victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Paris Games finale on Saturday. The

Nembhard is in danger of missing his first game Wednesday since Dec. 27 due to a back issue. If the third-year guard cannot suit up for the Pacers against Detroit, Aaron Nesmith and Ben Sheppard stand out as the two most likely candidates to enter Indiana's starting lineup.

Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam was named to the Eastern Conference All-Star reserves on Thursday. It's his third selection and first as a Pacer.

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Indiana guard Bennedict Mathurin is being monitored by nearly every team seen as a buyer at the deadline, according to one scouting executive. But because the Pacers are playing such good

All season long, the Spurs have been linked to the likes of Trae Young, De'Aaron Fox, Darius Garland, Andrew Nembhard, and even LaMelo Ball, although it sounds like Fox, who is one of the more realistic targets, "has a target destination in mind" as he gets shopped around the league.

Pascal Siakam scored 37 points and Tyrese Haliburton scored 30 as the Pacers won a technical-foul filled contest over the Pistons.