Indiana Pacers guard Aaron Nesmith suffered an ankle injury in Friday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Nesmith did not return to content after suffering a serious injury to his left ankle. He was in a lot of pain and it showed in the video.

Before exiting the contest, Nesmith was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and recorded 12 points in 10 first-half minutes before suffering the injury.

Nesmith was in great pain when he touched his left ankle. They had to help him off the field before limping to the locker room.

The Pacers are already a depleted group, as they were already without Andrew Nembhard, who is dealing with a knee injury. Due to their injuries, the Pacers will look to get more use out of Bennedict Mathurin, Jarace Walker, TJ McConnell, Obi Toppin and Ben Sheppard.

Nesmith has been solid for the Pacers, averaging 9.0 points on the season so far while shooting 52.8 percent from the field, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in six games and averaging 22.7 minutes.

Nesmith is in his third season with the Pacers after being traded from the Boston Celtics in the 2022 offseason. Nesmith was traded, along with Daniel Theis, Malik Fitts, Juwan Morgan, Nik Stauskas and a 2023 first-round pick, to Indiana in exchange for Malcolm Brogdon.

At the start of the 2023-24 season, Nesmith agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract extension after playing in 73 games and starting 60 in his first year as a Pacer.

Indiana did well to sign Nesmth to an extension. Last season, he recorded 12.2 points per game, 3.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.9 steals while shooting 50 percent from the field and 41 percent from three. Nesmith played in 72 games and started 42, and played a vital role in leading them to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Nesmith is a former first-round pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. He was the 14th overall pick out of Vanderbilt University.

He played at Vanderbilt for two seasons and averaged 14.7 points per game, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists. He shot 44 percent from the field and 41 percent from three.

The Pacers’ next game is Monday when they face the Dallas Mavericks. By then we’ll see if Nesmith is healthy enough to play. We should soon discover Nesmith’s status.

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