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Pacers Danny Granger out at least a month News Sports Entertainment Radio TV My Region Member Centre Login Sign UpHalifax (Shearwater) Change City9c Tomorrow0c Snow and blowing snow Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool FIFA World Cup Vancouver Now Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis Auto Racing Story Tools EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Pacers Danny Granger out at least a monthTeams leading scorer undergoing rehabilitation for foot injuryLast Updated Tuesday December 8 2009 303 PM ET The Associated Press Danny Granger of the Indiana Pacers goes down after injuring his right heel during a game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday in Los Angeles (Noah GrahamNBAEGetty Images)Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger the teams leading scorer will be out for at least four weeks with a foot injuryThe team said Tuesday that Granger would miss a minimum of four to six weeks with a torn right plantar fascia the tissue across the bottom of the foot connecting the heel and toes The Pacers say Granger wont need surgery and is starting rehabilitationPacers coach Jim OBrien said Granger who averages 244 points per game had been playing with a bad heel for about six weeksWere losing an allstar player OBrien said in a telephone interview Its a big loss How we deal with it remains to be seenGranger missed a month last season with a torn tendon in the same foot but still played enough to be named the NBAs most improved player He left the floor in the third quarter of Saturdays game against the Los Angeles Clippers He did not immediately return a phone message TuesdaySeveral Pacers will have to fill in Grangers minutes Dahntay Jones averages 153 points per game Luther Head and Brandon Rush likely will see more playing time in Grangers place starting with Wednesday nights home game against PortlandMike Dunleavy also plays the wing position but he just returned from a rightknee injury on Nov 28 so hes limited to 20 minutes per game for nowTroy Murphy Jeff Foster Travis Diener and Tyler Hansbrough also have missed time this season because of injuriesAny rash of injuries challenges you OBrien said I try to stay away from the word frustrated We have games to play We have guys who are professional players who have talent and are expected to step in and help us winThe Pacers whose losing skid followed a fivegame winning streak are trying to re...