The Indiana Packers have struggled tremendously this season, with the third lowest win percentage in the Eastern Conference at 9-16. While they’ve got the talent to be a legitimate playoff team, they simply haven’t been able to put things together in the 2021-22 season.
With that in mind, Indiana is missing one of its best scorers in T.J. Warren, who hasn’t played yet this season due to a left foot fracture.
Over the weekend, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle gave an update on Warren, saying he had a foot scan recently that showed “continued healing.”
Carlisle would go on to say that Warren won’t be back on the floor in game action until 2022, ruling him out for a return this month.
“He’s not gonna have another scan until the later stage of the month or early January, so he will not play in December,” said Carlisle. “There’s a chance that he could get the go-ahead to keep escalating the workload, but for now it’s just about (how) he’s clearly out of the boot, starting to do things more actively.”
Warren played in just four games last season with this foot injury. The last time he played significant minutes was in the 2019-20 season, when he averaged 19.8 points per game while knocking down 40.3% of his 3-point attempts.
While there’s no guarantee he comes back this dynamic as a scorer, the 28-year-old will certainly be a huge lift for the Indiana offense.
Warren is set to become a free agent following this season, which means a high level of production upon his return will be important.
