Ty Lawson and C.J. Miles practiced with the Indiana Pacers today and Lawson says he should be ready to go on Saturday.
Lawson had a short — but exciting — 5 minutes with the Indiana Pacers on Monday before going down with an ankle injury.
While the severity of the injury was unknown at the time and sent fans into panic mode, it appears Lawson will be fine. He took part in practice today, albeit in a limited fashion according to the Indy Star’s Candace Buckner. Lawson didn’t take part in any of the team’s scrimmages, but he did run through offensive sets to get himself acclimated to Indiana’s schemes. He also shot 3-pointers during the practice session as well.
Hopefully, this alleviates some of the fears of Pacers fans who expected the worse.
What little we saw of Lawson was encouraging on Monday, but it will be more telling of his fit with the Indiana Pacers when he plays a more significant amount of minutes with the rest of the bench. Other than injuring his ankle, however, the signs were positive.
Lawson told the media after he plans on resting tomorrow before the team practices on Friday, and hopes to play against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.
Your up-to-the-minute Ty Lawson Update... He's shooting 3s pic.twitter.com/6zoYrMADjj
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) March 9, 2016
Ty Lawson: “I’m feeling a little better than yesterday…Hopefully tomorrow I'll rest & get another day then practice Fri. Then, ready to go."
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) March 9, 2016
In other Indiana injury news, C.J. Miles practiced and is sporting a headband now. According to Buckner, “Yes, it is a thing now.”
C.J. Miles... Yes, the headband is a thing now. But most important, he has practiced fully for past two days. pic.twitter.com/tumvSva5G9
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) March 9, 2016
The end of Miles' perfect around-the-world tilt. The headband not affecting his shot. pic.twitter.com/CwuHhMullu
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) March 9, 2016
According to Buckner, Glenn Robinson III has been going 1-on-1 with Miles to help get him back in playing shape, a role he plays when the Pacers need to get an injured player back into the groove of things.
But I had more reasons than the Big 10 to talk w/ GRIII. He’s designated a 1-on-1 or 3-on-3 player to help the injured guys get back in gear
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) March 9, 2016
GRIII has played 1-on-1 with C.J. Miles a lot lately. And today in practice, reported that Miles "looked really good when we were playing"
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) March 9, 2016
GRIII on recovering Miles: “(He’s) back to knocking down his shots and moving like he does. He’s tough to guard when he’s in attack mode.”
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) March 9, 2016
Hopefully, those shots continue to fall when he returns to the rotation. Miles started off the season hot shooting 44.9% from beyond the arc in November and 41.4% in December before taking a serious plunge in January at 30.2%. He only played 7 games in February, but he was starting to look like his old self, making 44.1% of his 3-point attempts.
C.J. Miles 2015-16 Stat Breakdown | PointAfter
Vogel says Miles is “progressing nicely” but didn’t indicate if he would be ready for the Pacers’ next game.
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The Pacers don’t play again until Saturday when they hit the road to face the Dallas Mavericks at 2 p.m. on Saturday.