In his weekly radio interview on 107.5 The Fan, Rick Carlisle said he expects Ben Sheppard and Myles Turner to return soon from their injuries.

The 6-8 Indiana Pacers have a center problem. Indiana is currently without all three of its top men in the middle: 3-and-D starting five Myles Turner is on the shelf with a sore right calf. His backups,

Pacers center Myles Turner and wings Ben Sheppard and Johnny Furphy are listed as questionable with injuries for Wednesday's game at Houston.