"MILWAUKEE -- Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said new center Ivica Zubac's debut with the team could be delayed because he is currently on paternity leave and because of an ankle injury Carlisle said Zubac has been playing through since December. "It's kind of yo-yo'd a little bit," Carlisle said before Friday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks. "My understanding from talking to him is that there's still something there that's not quite right. We're not going to put him out there until he's really ready.""
"Indiana acquired Zubac and Kobe Brown from the LA Clippers on Thursday in exchange for guard Bennedict Mathurin, center Isaiah Jackson, a pair of first-round draft picks and a second-rounder. Zubac missed his final game with the Clippers while he was away for the birth of his first child, but he had played in nine consecutive games prior and has appeared in 43 games this season."
""He's a guy that has played 94 or 95% of his games through his career and I'm presuming that's because he's always raring to go through things," Carlisle said. "That's not going to be an option here." Indiana began Friday with the third-worst record in the NBA at 13-38, and the team is not incentivized to rack up victories for the rest of the season."
Ivica Zubac's debut with the Indiana Pacers could be delayed because he is on paternity leave and managing an ankle injury he has played through since December. The Pacers acquired Zubac and Kobe Brown from the LA Clippers for Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, two first-round picks and a second-rounder. Zubac missed his final Clippers game while away for the birth of his first child but had played nine consecutive games prior and has appeared in 43 games this season. He is averaging 14.4 points and 11 rebounds on 61% shooting. The Pacers hold a 13-38 record and traded a protected 2026 first-round pick that converts to an unprotected 2031 pick if not conveyed.
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