After Isaiah Jackson’s injury, Rick Carlisle calls for accountability
When the change is made, Isaiah Jackson went straight to the locker room and never left. A few seconds earlier, in the first quarter this matchup between the Celtics and the Pacersthe interior suffered a blow from Neemias Kueta.
The latter, wanting to attack the circle, let his elbows drag at the level of his head his colleague who opposed him. A sequence that almost went unnoticed, but which Rick Carlyle and his staff did not fail to observe.
« There was action where Isaiah Jackson was hit with an elbow from Quetta and then received another elbow at the same time. He then had to leave the match to be checked for a possible concussion and was unable to return », summarizes the Pacers coachwhose interior remained in the game for only two minutes. It’s time to collect two mistakes and lose the ball.
“It didn’t seem accidental”
Consequently, the technician hopes to “ the league will investigate » the action in question. “ I think it should have been reviewed in real time. It didn’t seem accidental. And it’s very dangerous. Now I don’t know how long he’ll be out, but it’s pretty serious », qualifies Rick Carlisle.
And damaging for a team that continues to see its season plagued by injuries, especially on the interior. ” We’ll see how it goes tomorrow. It is often the case for this type of situation, the next day we see what the symptoms are. But the action that took place… it just can’t be ignored, that’s all » Rick Carlisle asks again.
At the start of the match, Isaiah Jackson averaged 7.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game while shooting an excellent 58.5%. In Boston, James Wiseman, recently re-signed by the Pacershe took minutes off the bench in his place, subbing for Jay Huff.
2025-12-23 09:05:00
