{"id":468382,"date":"2026-02-09T11:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/468382\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T11:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:16:13","slug":"bad-breaks-for-exum-furphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/468382\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad breaks for Exum, Furphy"},"content":{"rendered":"

AAP.<\/p>\n

Australian guard Johnny Furphy faces a nervous wait for further assessment on his knee injury after a nasty landing in Indiana’s NBA loss to Toronto.<\/p>\n

Furphy drove to the basket and dunked but hurt himself on the landing, immediately clutching at his right knee as he fell to the floor.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old Melburnian was able to walk off the court with assistance before being taken to the locker room in a wheelchair.<\/p>\n

Furphy, drafted at No.35 in 2024, has made 34 appearances in his second season with Indiana, averaging 5.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 18.5 minutes of court time per game.<\/p>\n

The Pacers went on to lose 122-104 in Toronto on Monday (AEDT), with the team to provide an update on Furphy after further medical assessment.<\/p>\n

“We’re not sure on Furphy’s situation,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle told reporters post-game.<\/p>\n

“He’ll get testing tomorrow in New York and we’ll see where things are.<\/p>\n

“We’re hoping it’s not that bad but we don’t know right now. Going to hope for the best.”<\/p>\n

Earlier, Furphy opened the scoring for Indiana with a two-handed dunk on a pass from Jay Huff.<\/p>\n

Furphy had four points, three assists and two rebounds in 15 minutes on court before his injury.<\/p>\n

Scottie Barnes had 25 points and 14 rebounds for the Raptors, with RJ Barrett (20 points) and Sandro Mamukelashvili (17) also prominent.<\/p>\n

Trayce Jackson-Davis had 10 points and 10 rebounds in 15 minutes in his Toronto debut following a trade from Golden State.<\/p>\n

Pascal Siakam had 18 points for the Pacers, who have lost four straight games and sit last in the Eastern Conference with a 13-40 record.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Jalen Brunson scored 31 points and Josh Hart added 19 to help New York end Boston’s five-game winning streak with a 111-89 victory on the road.<\/p>\n

Jaylen Brown (26 points) and Derrick White (19) were prominent for the Celtics, who shot at just 37 per cent from the field, including 7-of-41 from long range.<\/p>\n

Boston entered the contest one game clear of New York, but the Knicks are now second in the Eastern Conference with both sides holding 34-19 records.<\/p>\n

Kawhi Leonard had 41 points and eight rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers beat Minnesota 115-96.<\/p>\n

Kasparas Jakucionis was a perfect 6-of-6 from three-point range and finished with 22 points in Miami’s 132-101 thumping of Washington.<\/p>\n

The Wizards, meanwhile, made injured guard Dante Exum the third Australian to be waived by an NBA team this season.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old, who is sidelined with a knee injury, was recently traded by Dallas in a deal that also took 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis to Washington.<\/p>\n

Exum will be a free agent next season.<\/p>\n

Luke Travers (Cleveland) and Duop Reath (Atlanta) were also waived before the trade deadline.<\/p>\n

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