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Former Kentucky players in the NBA have not had much luck in the injury department to start off 2024-25 season and it just got worse. In the Indiana Pacers’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Isaiah Jackson tore his Achilles and will miss the remainder of the season. Shams first broke the story and the team confirmed the bad news on Saturday. Jackson will have surgery Monday. The injury was of the dreaded non-contact variety. As he went up to contest a jump shot, Jackson immediately looked hobbled, and you could instantly tell something was wrong. He was unable to put weight on h…