Pacers guard Chris Duarte's rookie season is over

The team's 2021 lottery pick will miss the remainder of the season with a sore left big toe injury that has bothered him for several months.

Duarte with player development assistant Jannero Pargo.

Chris Duarte has been shelved for the rest of the 2021-22 season.

The Pacers guard last played in a game on March 15 against the Grizzlies. He has been dealing with a sore big left toe that has bothered him since mid-February.

With three games left in his rookie campaign, the Pacers finalized their decision to rule him out for the rest of the way.