Pacers C Foster to miss rest of season
February 8, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Indiana Pacers center Jeff Foster(notes) will miss the rest of theseason with a back injury.
The Pacers announced Monday that Foster will have surgery after the All-Starbreak. He is expected to be ready for training camp in the fall.
The 6-foot-11 Foster has played in 16 games this season and averaged 3.1points and 5.1 rebounds per game. The 10-year veteran is fourth in Pacers’history in games played with 697.
The Pacers also are without rookie forward Tyler Hansbrough(notes), who has beenout since Jan. 16 with an inner ear infection and isn’t even allowed to workout.