Indiana center Myles Turner was ruled out of the Pacers' Thursday road game against the Los Angeles Clippers after taking a blow to the face midway through the first quarter. Turner was inadvertently hit in the mouth by the left hand of teammate Bennedict Mathurin on a play near the Clippers' basket.

The Pacers might need to make a trade by the NBA deadline to help re-sign Myles Turner in free agency this offseason.

Indiana Pacers centre Myles Turner left in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers after being inadvertently hit in the face by teammate Bennedict Mathurin on Thursday night.

D Indiana Pacers starting center Myles Turner may have survived another trade deadline without being moved from the only NBA team he's ever known. But will he survive Thursday's ongoing clash against the L.