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The Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers meet Friday at 7:30 PM ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse with both teams dealing with significant injury concerns.

Washington enters with a 2–15 record but comes off a 132–113 home win over the Atlanta Hawks, snapping a fourteen-game losing streak. Indiana continues a five-game skid, falling 95–97 to the Toronto Raptors in its most recent outing.

The Wizards will be without Tre Johnson (left hip flexor strain) and Corey Kispert (right thumb fracture), while Kyshawn George is listed as questionable due to illness. CJ McCollum (18.2 PPG), Alex Sarr (18.7 PPG, 8.5 RPG), and Bilal Coulibaly (9.6 PPG) are expected to carry the scoring load in the backcourt and frontcourt.

Indiana faces a major absence with Tyrese Haliburton sidelined for a right Achilles tear. Aaron Nesmith (left knee MCL sprain), Quenton Jackson (right hamstring strain), Kam Jones (lower back stress reaction), and Johnny Furphy (left ankle sprain) are also out, leaving Pascal Siakam (23.9 PPG, 6.9 RPG) and Bennedict Mathurin (23.0 PPG, 6.1 RPG) to lead scoring. Andrew Nembhard is questionable with a right quad contusion.

This season marks the first meeting between the two teams.

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