<div id="subtitle">Pacers C Jeff Foster out for season with back injury; will have surgery after All-Star break</div><div><p>Indiana Pacers center Jeff Foster will miss the rest of the season with a back injury.</p><p>The Pacers announced Monday that Foster will have surgery after the All-Star break. He is expected to be ready for training camp in the fall.</p><p>The 6-foot-11 Foster has played in 16 games this season and averaged 3.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. The 10-year veteran is fourth in Pacers' history in games played with 697.</p><p>The Pacers also are without rookie forward Tyler Hansbrough, who has been out since Jan. 16 with an inner ear infection and isn't even allowed to work out.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68710905&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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