Pacers get bad news on center Ivica Zubac’s latest injury
The Pacers got bad news — or maybe it’s good news when you’re tanking — on the latest injury to center Ivica Zubac’s; what we know
INDIANAPOLIS -- Recently acquired Pacers center Ivica Zubac suffered a fractured rib in Wednesday's game and will miss the rest of the 2025-26 season, a league source told the IndyStar on Friday morning. Zubac left the game with a head contusion after taking an elbow from Portland center Donovan Clingan but he did have an ice pack on his side while speaking to media members following the game. Zubac was acquired from the Clippers on Feb.
5 along with forward Kobe Brown in a deal that sent guard Bennedict Mathurin, center Isaiah Jackson and three draft picks including two first rounders to Los Angeles. Zubac missed a month after the trade to heal a left ankle sprain initially suffered on Dec. 20.
He missed five games and played most of the month of January on the ankle and according to Zubac and coach Rick Carlisle, it was not properly healed when he joined the Pacers. Zubac played five games with Indiana and averaged 11. 6 points and 7.
2 rebounds per game. He was initially on a minutes restriction and averaged 23. 6 minutes per game.