The Indiana Pacers have ruled out leading scorer Bennedict Mathurin for their game against Minnesota on Sunday night.

Rob Dillingham remains out due to a nasal fracture. It's a painful one, for sure, and it's likely something Dillingham will eventually don a facemask to play through. For now, it must not be healed enough to play through.

The Indiana Pacers, who are missing a whopping seven guards in their ongoing tilt against the Minnesota Timberwolves, got a bit of injury luck when Minnesota's

Luka Doncic scored 49 points and became the fourth player in NBA history to begin a season with back-to-back 40-point performances, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 128-110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

In fairness, it has only been two games. There are 80 to play in the regular season. Perhaps Sunday’s home opener against Indiana in front of a raucous Target Center crowd will revive Minnesota’s defensive intensity and the Wolves won’t relinquish it again from there.

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are looking to bounce back from their loss to the Los Angeles Lakers when they take on the Indiana Pacers on Sund

Rebounding, a big weakness for the Lakers this past spring, will be key for them in Friday's matchup. Unfortunately, they will have to go to war with a smaller roster than usual, as backup center Jaxson Hayes will not play due to left knee soreness.

The second game of the first NBA doubleheader on Prime Video takes place at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles where the Los Angeles Lakers are hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, Oct. 24.