Pacers wing Bennedict Mathurin has been ruled out of Sunday's Game 4 of the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs with an abdominal contusion, coach Rick Carlisle said in his pregame news conference.

Indiana guard Bennedict Mathurin didn't play in Game 4 of the Pacers' first-round series with the Bucks on Sunday night due to an abdominal bruise.

Bennedict Mathurin is averaging 12 points per game during the Pacers’ 1st-round series against Milwaukee. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Indiana guard Bennedict Mathurin isn’t playing in Game 4 of the Pacers’ first-round series with the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night due to an abdominal bruise.