Pacers get more bad news in frontcourt on injury report prior to Heat, Antetokounmpo, Adebayo

Pacers forward Obi Toppin has been ruled out of Friday's game against the Heat due to lower back soreness, making him the sixth Pacers player ruled out for the game.Toppin is averaging 15.2 points per game off the bench and has been used at every position from small forward to power forward. Toppin joins All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring strain), center Ivica Zubac (ankle sprain), veteran point guard T.J. McConnell (hamstring strain), guard Ben Sheppard (meniscus tear) and forward Johnny Furphy (ACL tear) on the list of players ruled out. That leaves the Pacers with just eight standard contract players, so all three two-way contract players have been activated. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Pacers get more bad news in frontcourt on injury report prior to Heat, Antetokounmpo, Adebayo