Domantas Sabonis Ruled Out Monday
The Indiana Pacers announced Domantas Sabonis will sit out of Monday’s matchup with the San Antonio Spurs due to a lower back injury.
Injury report for tonight's game vs. SA:
Doug McDermott – Available (left ankle)
Domantas Sabonis – Out (lower back)
Jeremy Lamb – Out (left knee)
Myles Turner – Out (right toe)
T.J. Warren – Out (left foot)— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) April 19, 2021
Sabonis last played in the Pacers’ 129-117 loss to the Atlanta Hawks Sunday, playing 32 minutes, scoring 18 points, 14 rebounds and five assists. This season, he has started 53 games, averaging 36 minutes, 20 points, 12 rebounds and six assists per game. He is also a team leader in usage, with a 24.3% usage rate, second among starters only behind Malcolm Brogdon.
Goga Bitadze will start in place of Sabonis Monday. Priced at $5,000 on FanDuel, has played in 36 games, mostly off the bench, averaging 11 minutes, five points, three rebounds and one assist per game. He has made one start this season, playing 25 minutes in a 141-137 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Apr. 7, scoring 14 points, three rebounds and five assists.
The Pacers are a 3-point home underdog against the Spurs on FanDuel Sportsbook, in a game with a 233.5 total, the highest on the slate.