T.J. Leaf (ankle) ruled out Friday for Pacers

Indiana Pacers power forward T.J. Leaf has been ruled out for Friday night, according to Indy Star's Clifton Brown.

What It Means:

Leaf's dealing with a right ankle sprain and will join Myles Turner (elbow) on the bench. Alex Poythress could pick up some minutes with Thaddeus Young extending his minutes with both bigs out.

Through his first 39 games, Leaf is averaging 5.8 FanDuel points with 3.2 points and 1.6 rebounds over 9.5 minutes a game.