Houston Rockets guard-forward Amen Thompson and Indiana Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Defensive Players of the Month,

The next game the Pacers play is tonight against the Pistons. Despite not having played for three full days, Nembhard found himself on the injury report prior to the game. Nembhard was listed as questionable due to a thoracic spine sprain and has been ruled out for Wednesday's matchup. He will be out for this game.

Andrew Nembhard was named Eastern Conference Defensive Player of the Month for averaging 1.9 steals per game in January.

Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam and center Myles Turner are the other top defenders on the club. Siakam, just named to his third All-Star team this year (and his first with Ind