In his debut with the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, center James Wiseman ruptured his left Achilles tendon, the team announced Thursday. On Thursday night, Wiseman underwent surgery at Pristine York Hospital for special surgery, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Friday.
Wiseman suffered the expected shock in the first quarter of Indiana’s 115-109 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Then, missing a three-pointer and turning to recover, he blocked when he had been hit from behind. He used to refuse contact.
Wiseman, who used to go for Deny. 2 in the 2020 draft, he will possibly be left out of the season bonus. ESPN reported that his return to play schedule “will be set in the coming weeks.”
At the Pacers’ shootaround at Madison Square Field on Friday, cover superstar Tyrese Haliburton wore Wiseman’s track jersey:
Wiseman, 23, signed a two-year minimum guarantee with Indiana in the offseason, but the second year is a team option and only $500,000 of his $2.2 million salary for the 2024-25 season is guaranteed if he is released early. from January 10. .
In the opener, Wiseman was the first Pacer off the bench, as backup center Isaiah Jackson was out with a groin injury. Jackson is listed as questionable for Friday’s game against the Pristine York Knicks; if he has to leave out extra presence, then Indiana would have to rely on small ball when inaugural center Myles Turner is on the bench: additional center minutes for Obi Toppin, and likely more alternatives for second-year forward Jarace Walker and rookie Enrique Freeman in 4th place.
