Indiana Pacers news: Malcolm Brogdon is 100 percent recovered

Josh Wilson

Malcolm Brogdon, Indiana Pacers (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

In Indiana Pacers news, Malcolm Brogdon is ready to resume full activity

Malcolm Brogdon has not had the most fortunate year with the Indiana Pacers, but the season suspension has advantaged him in an odd way.

When the season was put on hold in mid-March due to concerns over the spread of novel coronavirus, Brogdon was in the middle of being sidelined due to a torn left rectus femoris, one of several injuries he’s had throughout the year.

Previous injuries had been, for the most part, just bumps and scratches, and this one was a bit more serious. The lack of games, practices, and therefore media availabilities has made it difficult to get a clear update on Brogdon’s status over the last several weeks.

Team President Kevin Pritchard conducted a media session digitally on Tuesday afternoon and announced that Brogdon is 100 percent and ready to go if and when the season resumes.

"“When I communicate with Malcolm, he’s just ready to go,” Pritchard said. “He was so looking forward to getting some games with Victor before the playoffs. Malcolm is so hungry.”"

This answers a huge question for not only fans, but also Nate McMillan and the coaching staff as they plan for the possibility of the playoffs picking up in an altered format over the next few months.

While it’s not certain what the playoffs will look like exactly, where they will be played, and when they’ll happen, knowing what players are healthy and available for rotation planning is huge.

Brogdon has taken on more direct responsibility this season and as a result, has had to take more challenging shots this year due to more attentive defenses swarming him. While he has fallen quite a bit in terms of accuracy from his 50/40/90 season last year as a result, he still plays a key role in the Pacers offense and is the team’s leading assist man.

Josh Wilson

Josh is currently the Managing Editor of FanSided.com. He has worked with FanSided in some capacity for a total of eight years, starting as a contributor for Swarm and Sting, Toro Times, and HoopsHabit in 2015. He served as a site expert for The Sixer Sense during 'The Process' years while starting his educational track at Temple University as a journalism student. He later transferred to the State University of New York at Cortland where he completed his B.A. in Mass Communication with a concentration in journalism. For FanSided, Josh worked as Operations Assistant before taking on a role as Editorial Director of the NBA Division, a role he held for three years. Along the way he also helped start and lead the FanSided fellowship program which created a path for several young journalists to start their careers in sports media. Nothing is more important to Josh than Yankee wins and his family.