PHX's Williams out vs. Pacers (injury mgmt).

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00:00Have you ever wondered how a single player's absence can reshape an entire game's dynamics?

00:06Mark Williams, the center for the Phoenix Suns, will be sidelined for the second game of a back-to-back

00:11matchup on Thursday against the Indiana Pacers at the Mortgage Matchup Center. The team has

00:17ruled him out due to right-knee return from injury management, taking a cautious approach

00:22with the frequently injured player. This marks the Suns' second back-to-back set of games this

00:27season, and Williams also missed the second game of their first back-to-back on October

00:3225th. However, he has participated in the other 10 games played by the Suns. In the previous

00:38game on Wednesday, Williams contributed 26 minutes in a victory over the Dallas Mavericks, scoring

00:4410 points along with 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Acquired by the Suns in a trade with

00:51the Charlotte Hornets on draft night, Williams has been a starter for the last 8 games, with

00:55the team winning six of those contests. This season, he has been averaging 11.7 points,

01:018.7 rebounds, and 2.4 combined steals and blocks, referred to as stocks, in approximately

01:0725.2 minutes of play per game. Throughout his first three seasons in the NBA, Williams had

01:15not exceeded 44 games played in any single season, which has contributed to his current management

01:20situation. The Suns are taking a gradual approach to prepare a player ahead of their season opener.

01:27To compensate for this, the team has big men Oso Iguodaro and Nick Richards available, with

01:32Iguodaro having started the season as the center, before Williams transitioned into that position.

01:38Additionally, rookie common Malouac is another potential option, although he has only played

01:43a little over five minutes in the last five games. The only other player from the Suns who will

01:48not participate in Thursday's game is guard Jalen Green, who is dealing with a strained hamstring,

01:54and is expected to be re-evaluated in four to six weeks. On the other hand, the Pacers,

02:00who currently hold a record of 1.10 and have yet to win on the road with a 0.6 record after making it

02:09to the NBA Finals, are facing numerous injury challenges. Several players are sidelined for

02:15Thursday's game, including Johnny Furphy, sprained ankle, Tyrese Halliburton, torn Achilles,

02:22Quentin Jackson, strained hamstring, Cam Jones, lower back stress reaction, Cody Martin, illness,

02:30Benedict Mathurin, sprained big toe, and Obi Toppin, fractured foot.

02:36Point guard TJ McConnell has also missed the first 10 games of the season. Do you think prioritizing

02:41long-term health over short-term gains is the right approach in professional sports?

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