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Everything is shaping up for the Indiana Pacers to have a nightmare 2025-26 season. Things were already looking difficult heading into the year, what with Tyrese Haliburton set to miss the entirety of the campaign after rupturing his Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals. But everything that’s happened since has just […]

Amid a laundry list of injuries from Tyrese Haliburton in Game 7 of the NBA Finals to losing backup T.J. McConnell (left hamstring), the Indiana Pacers reportedly waived James Wiseman and signed Mac McClung to a multi-year deal. Andrew Nembhard suffered a strained left shoulder, as the Pacers’ frontcourt has thinned significantly since Haliburton ruptured […]

Obi Toppin left Sunday’s Indiana Pacers game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with right-leg soreness and did not return, the Pacers announced on X, formerly Twitter. Toppin exited with 3:11 remaining in the third quarter and finished with nine points, six rebounds, and a steal in 17 minutes, per the ESPN box score. The Pacers were […]

The Indiana Pacers are looking to pick up their first win of the 2025-26 season as they’ve started off the year at 0-2 with losses to the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies. But if the Pacers want to get in the win column, they are going to be a little short-handed for their upcoming […]

Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin exited Saturday’s road game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a sore right foot and did not return, NBA insider Brett Siegel confirmed on X, formerly Twitter, after he walked slowly to the tunnel in visible discomfort.  Mathurin finished his night with 26 points on 8-of-12 shooting and added three rebounds […]

In the days leading up to the start of the 2025-26 NBA season, many teams and front-office personnel were involved in negotiations with players from the 2022 NBA Draft class. Many players, such as Dyson Daniels, Christian Braun, Bennedict Mathurin, and Tari Eason, found themselves entering the final years of their respective rookie contracts and […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle bit his tongue over a controversial call made in Thursday’s 141-135 double-overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. With 22.5 seconds left in double OT, the officials granted the Thunder a crucial timeout after Obi Toppin stole the ball and scored to trim the Pacers’ deficit to four (139-135). […]

Despite him not playing this season with his injury, Tyrese Haliburton’s fiancée, Jade, was excited about the Indiana Pacers’ season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder. She took to her Instagram Stories to share her experience at the game. Jade took a video of the Jumbotron when they showed Haliburton during the hype video package, […]

The first few days of the 2025-26 NBA season have been rather odd. The Oklahoma City Thunder have been involved in two double-overtime games to start the new campaign, and they’ve also been at the center of a timeout controversy in each of those contests. But on Thursday night, in an NBA Finals rematch against […]

The Indiana Pacers dropped their season opener in double overtime to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 141-135, but the effort showed plenty of fight. Without star point guard Tyrese Haliburton, who is out for the year with a torn Achilles, Indiana pushed the reigning champions to the limit at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Tyler Smith of Indy Sports […]

It is common knowledge that the Indiana Pacers are missing Tyrese Haliburton badly, and their 141-135 loss in double overtime on Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder showed as much. The Pacers’ fighting spirit remains alive and well, but without Haliburton to commandeer the offense in the clutch, Indiana simply did not have enough […]

Bennedict Mathurin put up a historic stat line in the Indiana Pacers’ season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. Going into the game, it was the Pacers’ first regular-season game without star guard Tyrese Haliburton. He tore his Achilles in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals against the Thunder, which will […]

The Indiana Pacers absorbed what could be a huge blow after Andrew Nembhard suffered a shoulder injury in their season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday. Nembhard sustained it in the first quarter but kept playing until the second frame. During halftime, it was announced that he was ruled out […]

It will be very unlikely for the Indiana Pacers to recapture the magic of last year as they are (most likely) going to be without their best player, Tyrese Haliburton, for the entirety of the 2025-26 campaign. While they have been putting up an incredible fight in their season-opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Haliburton […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder began their NBA Championship defense in the 2025-26 regular season with two consecutive double-overtime games. But thanks to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder are coming out of it with a 2-0 record. Gilgeous-Alexander recorded a new career-high 55 points in the Thunder’s 141-135 win over the Indiana Pacers. The 2024-25 MVP and […]

It was an early rematch between last season’s finalists as the Indiana Pacers hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday. The Pacers opened their campaign with an acid test right away, as they looked to avenge their defeat to the Thunder in the NBA Finals in June. Oklahoma City, meanwhile, won its […]

Opening week of the 2025-26 season continued on Thursday with an NBA Finals rematch between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite several key players on both teams sidelined due to injury, the game did live up to the hype. The Pacers managed to send the game into overtime as All-Star big man Pascal […]

Thursday night’s NBA action brought a rematch of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers. Alas, the Pacers no longer have the team of yore; they don’t have Myles Turner on the roster anymore, and Tyrese Haliburton is likely to miss the entirety of the 2025-26 campaign after rupturing his […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder enter Thursday night’s NBA Finals rematch against the Indiana Pacers severely shorthanded, with multiple rotation players sidelined as the 2025-26 season gets underway. Fresh off a 125-124 double-overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday to cap their championship ring ceremony, the defending NBA champions released an extensive injury report that […]

The Indiana Pacers, as magical as the 2024-25 season may have been for them even though they failed to win the NBA championship, are, more likely than not, about to hit a brick wall for the upcoming campaign. While they have enough talent to compete in the weaker conference, their chances of mounting a deep […]

Coming off an incredibly heroic 2025 playoff run, Aaron Nesmith has cashed in. On Monday night, on the eve of the start of the 2025-26 season, the Indiana Pacers reportedly came to terms on a two-year, $40.4 million contract extension with their starting small forward, as per Shams Charania of ESPN. Nesmith still had two […]

The Indiana Pacers acquired Big East scoring machine Kam Jones in a draft-night trade with the San Antonio Spurs. The move set the stage for the upcoming Pacers’ NBA season. However, just months later, police arrested Kam Jones Monday morning after a brief car chase on Interstate 65 in Indianapolis. Pacers rookie Kam Jones was […]

The Indiana Pacers are entering the 2025–26 NBA season facing a major challenge, life without Tyrese Haliburton. The All-Star guard’s season-ending injury has completely changed the team’s outlook. Yet amid the uncertainty, one player stands at the center of the Pacers’ hopes: Bennedict Mathurin. This is the moment for Mathurin to step out of Haliburton’s […]

The Indiana Pacers’ promising playoff run signaled a bright future, but that optimism is starting to feel uncertain. Bennedict Mathurin has suddenly become one of the most talked-about names for the Pacers. The uncertainty surrounding Tyrese Haliburton’s season-ending injury, Myles Turner’s earlier departure, and the team’s financial direction has created a complicated outlook for Mathurin’s […]

Two things stood out about the 2025 NBA Finals. One, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers in an epic seven-game series. Second, that Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton went out with a torn ACL.  After the Thunder won it all, it was their MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who graciously visited Haliburton to check on […]

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton had his receipts ready ahead of a recent interview with Yahoo Sports’ Kevin O’Connor as he confronted the podcaster over deleted playoff tweets on X, formerly Twitter. While recovering from an Achilles tear, Haliburton will help the Pacers from the sidelines in 2025-26. However, he didn’t forget the criticism he […]

The Indiana Pacers are one of many teams that could take a step back this season. Tyrese Haliburton’s torn ACL in the NBA Finals will sideline him for the entire year. However, he is ready to see how the league will evolve and what strategies will prevail. In his opinion, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s pairing […]

The Indiana Pacers are a storied franchise marked by periods of prolonged success, including three ABA Championships, although they’ve never made it to the promised land in the NBA. That doesn’t mean they’ve been lacking in talent though. Some of the most notable names in the game’s history and those around the league today were […]

The Indiana Pacers are just over a week away from kicking off their 2025 season with an NBA Finals rematch against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Pacers will be playing this season without star point guard Tyrese Haliburton, who tore his Achilles in Game 7 of the Finals in a game that Indiana may very […]

Tyrese Haliburton, by all indications, is not going to be able to suit up for the Indiana Pacers for the upcoming NBA season as he continues to recover from a torn Achilles. But this doesn’t mean that he’s just about to fade from the spotlight. He continues to embrace his hater side that’s been fueled […]

With Tyrese Haliburton set to miss the entire 2025-26 NBA season due to the Achilles injury he suffered in the 2025 NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Indiana Pacers expect others to step up and help cover the considerable void left by the former Iowa State Cyclones star point guard. Among those primed […]

Indiana Pacers rookie Johnny Furphy sent the internet into a frenzy with a jaw-dropping poster dunk, and even star guard Tyrese Haliburton couldn’t help but lose it on social media. The clip, an angle that makes the slam look otherworldly, quickly became the highlight of the preseason and dominated timelines.  This angle of Johnny Furphy's […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyrese Haliburton, Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Jaylen Brown have a few things in common. They’re among the best basketball players in the world, they each have their own unique personalities, and they were all able to show both of those in this season’s edition of Netflix’s Starting 5. […]

Indiana Pacers guard TJ McConnell will miss the start of the 2025-26 NBA season with a left hamstring injury, head coach Rick Carlisle announced on Thursday afternoon. McConnell suffered this injury in Tuesday’s preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, a game Indiana won 126-125 in overtime. Carlisle told reporters on Thursday that the veteran guard […]

The Indiana Pacers looked to start their preseason on a winning note when they visited the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center on Tuesday. The game, however, was marred by an accidental collision between Delon Wright and Jaylen Clark in the second quarter. Clark tried to sneak in for the steal, but his head hit Wright’s […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are adjusting their style ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season, but head coach Doc Rivers insists the shift is not about copying the Indiana Pacers or any other team. Speaking to The Athletic’s Eric Nehm following the Bucks’ first training camp session Tuesday, Rivers addressed speculation that Milwaukee’s new approach mirrors Indiana’s […]

The Indiana Pacers are coming off a dream season in which they made the NBA Finals, coming to within one win away of claiming the franchise’s first NBA title. Alas, their season came undone with one play; Tyrese Haliburton, who pushed through a hamstring strain to suit up in Game 7, ended up rupturing his […]

The Indiana Pacers are back for training camp after a run to the NBA Finals last season that many did not see coming. They were able to overcome adversity early last season, and they made a run at the right time to get where they were, facing off against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a […]

It’s the end of the road for the Indiana Fever after bowing to the Las Vegas Aces in overtime in the winner-take-all Game 5, 107-98, on Tuesday at Michelob Ultra Arena. The Fever forced the extension at 86-86 after Odyssey Simms nailed a floater with 22.5 seconds left in regulation. The Aces had the chance […]