C.J. Miles Injury: Updates on Pacers SF’s Knee and Return

November 18th, 2016 by Joseph Zucker Leave a reply »

Indiana Pacers small forward C.J. Miles injured his knee on Friday against the Phoenix Suns and hasn't played since.

An official return date has yet to be announced. 

Continue for updates.

Miles Out vs. Warriors Sunday, Nov. 20 In addition to being ruled out on Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, he will also be out on Monday against Golden State, according to Nate Taylor of the Indianapolis Star. 

Pacers Need Miles Healthy to Bolster Rotation Miles began the 2015-16 season as a member of the starting rotation. As Myles Turner continued to develop, though, former head coach Frank Vogel inserted the young power forward into his first unit, thus pushing Paul George to the 3 and Miles to the bench.

Miles entered the 2016-17 campaign as George's understudy at small forward.



While the 29-year-old isn't one of Indiana's most important players, he provides a nice spark for short stretches, and his three-point shooting is valuable, given how few reliable options the Pacers have beyond the arc. Over his career, Miles is a 35.5&n ...

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