INDIANAPOLIS – Myles Turner is ready to play. Well, he's mentally ready to get back on the court, but his body has some catching up to do.

Turner, who suffered a concussion in the season-opener against Brooklyn, has missed the Indiana Pacers’ past five games and is itching to rejoin his 3-3 team.

He won’t suit up tonight against the Sacramento Kings, and he doubts he’ll be ready for Wednesday’s tilt in Cleveland, but he’s progressing toward a return perhaps as soon as Friday in Philadelphia.

After working out after Monday’s practice, Turner was on the court during Tuesday morning’s shootaround trying to get himself back in game shape.

The headaches are gone, Turner said, but after only “eating and sleeping the past 13 days,” his conditioning isn’t where it needs to be — especially not on this team.

“The way these guys are running,” Turner said with a laugh, “I really got to make sure I get myself back in shape.”

Sitting around has been boring, Turner said. Because of the fear that too much exposure to light or loud noises would provoke his headaches, Turner wasn’t allowed to watch the first couple games after his concussion, nor was he allowed to use his phone.

“It was sort of back to the basics,” Turner said with a laugh.

But Turner, who still has to complete the final stage of the NBA concussion protocol, is getting back up to speed has been impressed with what he’s seen lately from his teammates.

“Incredible, man,” Turner said. “I’ve been saying from the jump that we can compete that we’re a team other teams will have to worry about. …There’s a lot we can build on. I can’t wait to get out there, filling in as that missing piece."

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