Ben Sheppard
Indiana Pacers · G
Injury risk score: 43/100 (Medium).
Current status: Out — Knee (on today’s NBA injury report).
Latest: Head coach Rick Carlise confirmed Sheppard will miss "months" after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, Tony East of Forbes.com reports.
Next up while he’s out: Andrew Nembhard (17.8 PPG), Aaron Nesmith (12.1 PPG), Quenton Jackson (10.0 PPG).
Why Ben Sheppard’s risk score is 43
- Injury History (+27): 7 recorded injury events, 4 in the past 18 months, 3 severe
- Contract Year (×1.15): In a contract year (fringe-tier contract) — more incentive to play through a minor issue rather than rest it: can mean a monster season, but also raises the odds of a nagging injury compounding
The injury risk score (0–100) is built from a player’s injury history — how often, how recently and how seriously he has been hurt — plus a body part that keeps failing, age, a recent return from injury, and his contract situation. 70+ is High risk, 40–69 Medium, under 40 Low.
Ben Sheppard injury history
Ben Sheppard has 5 recorded injuries since 2024, 2 of which cost games (17 games missed in total). Most common: knee (1), hip (1), ankle (1).
- Oct 22: Knee surgery (Out)
- Apr 2026: Hip sprain (Questionable)
- Mar 2026: Ankle sprain (Questionable)
- Dec 2025: Calf strain (Questionable) — 8 games missed
- Nov 2024: Oblique strain (Questionable) — 9 games missed
Indiana Pacers injury report
- T.J. McConnell — Questionable: Hamstring
- Tyrese Haliburton — Out: Hamstring
- Johnny Furphy — Out: Right ACL Repair/Surgery
Indiana Pacers injury risk
- Aaron Nesmith, G — 90 High
- Andrew Nembhard, G — 87 High
- Johnny Furphy, G — 80 High
- Tyrese Haliburton, G — 78 High
- Ivica Zubac, C — 71 High
- T.J. McConnell, G — 70 High
- Larry Nance Jr., F — 56 Medium
- Kelly Oubre Jr., G — 55 Medium
- Obi Toppin, F — 52 Medium
- Jarace Walker, F — 51 Medium
- Jay Huff, C — 34 Low
- Pascal Siakam, F — 30 Low
- Quenton Jackson, G — 30 Low
- Kobe Brown, G — 22 Low
- Jalen Slawson, F — 11 Low