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Indiana Pacers All-Star shooting guard Victor Oladipo could play against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday after missing Monday’s contest versus the San Antonio Spurs. Oladipo has soreness in his right knee, so the Pacers played it safe and sat him out against the Spurs: Oladipo (knee) is feeling better, did some things in practice today […]

The San Antonio Spurs came up short against the Indiana Pacers. Fortunately, shooting guard Lonnie Walker was able to show some promise down the stretch. Midway through the fourth quarter, Walker corralled the rebound on one end before gaining a full head of steam and throwing down a monster fast break dunk during the fourth […]

Indiana Pacers All-Star shooting guard Victor Oladipo won’t play against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday. Oladipo has a sore right knee, per the Pacers: Injury Update: Victor Oladipo (sore right knee) is OUT for tonight’s game. — Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) March 2, 2020 Oladipo has appeared in 10 games for the Pacers this season. […]

Indiana Pacers great Reggie Miller has a ton of faith in the current team, who is competing for home court advantage in the first round of the 2020 Eastern Conference playoffs. Miller, a Hall of Fame shooting guard and now a broadcaster for TNT, praised how the Pacers are playing at the moment as they […]

Indiana Pacers fans have become infamous for chanting not-so-niceties at opposing players when they head to the free-throw line, and they were at it again on Thursday. Fans chanted “Honey Nut Cheerios” at Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony during a trip to the charity stripe in an epic callback to a run-in Anthony once […]

Following his quad tendon rupture in Jan. 2019, two-time All-Star guard Victor Oladipo made his return for the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 29 last month. A sore lower back then sidelined the 27-year-old former Most Improved Player for two games (a loss against the Toronto Raptors and a win against the Charlotte Hornets). Oladipo will […]

Most NBA teams will have hit the 60-game mark by the end of this week, leaving only 22 games as the final stretch to determine their playoff fate. Teams like the Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies, Brooklyn Nets, Utah Jazz, and the Indiana Pacers have major questions to answer. The East has a lot […]

Despite a rousing 39-point win against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday, Indiana Pacers fans couldn’t help but chant “We want Lance” at the end of the rout. That was a chant directed toward the front office, hoping to persuade them to sign longtime NBA forward Lance Stephenson, who has played in China during the 2019-20 […]

The Indiana Pacers reportedly were among the teams which pursued Orlando Magic power forward Aaron Gordon at the trade deadline, according to Ian Begley of SNY. The Magic supposedly “tried hard” to move Gordon at the deadline, but weren’t able to find a deal to their liking: If Brooklyn has interest in trading for Aaron […]

The Indiana Pacers took part in rarified air, bouncing back from a 46-point loss to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday to a season-best 39-point victory against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. The massive win makes the Pacers the second team in NBA history to go from a 35-point loss to a 35-point win in consecutive […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner clearly wants to be the Defensive Player of the Year. On Tuesday against the Charlotte Hornets, Turner registered a career-high eight blocks, stamping his claim that he might be the best shot blocker in the league today. Career-high 8 blocks tonight for Myles Turner. Congrats big fella! #IndianaStyle pic.twitter.com/vzra83yOlZ — […]

The devastating knee injury suffered by Indiana Pacers guard Jeremy Lamb may sideline him for the 2020-21 season, according to Jeff Stotts of In Street Clothes. On Monday, the Pacers announced that Lamb tore his left ACL and lateral meniscus, and fractured his lateral femoral condyle. Lamb went down after a dunk attempt in Sunday’s […]

Indiana Pacers guard Jeremy Lamb suffered a torn ACL, torn meniscus and fracture in his left knee on Sunday against the Toronto Raptors. Lamb will miss the rest of the season for the Pacers. However, the guard did channel his inner Mamba Mentality by shooting his free throws hurt, just like Kobe Bryant did when […]

Indiana Pacers wing Jeremy Lamb will miss the remainder of the season due a torn ACL, a torn meniscus and a fracture in his left knee, according to the team. Lamb suffered the gruesome injury during the second quarter of his team’s loss to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. In 46 games this season, Lamb […]

The Toronto Raptors remain as an Eastern Conference powerhouse going out of the All-Star break. They solidified that notion with a historic win against the Indiana Pacers. According to StatMuse, the Raptors’ 127-81 win against the Pacers was the biggest in franchise history. The Raptors won by 46 points vs the Pacers — their largest […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo suffered a back injury on Friday against the New York Knicks and was forced to leave the game. Oladipo told Pacers reporters afterwards that he’s hopeful he can play on Sunday against the Toronto Raptors: Vic says his back was spasming and he couldn’t return. He’s hopeful to be available […]

The fun is over. The NBA All-Star festivities have concluded, and now, with just two months remaining in the regular season, things are about to get serious. Not that the first four months of the regular season weren’t “serious,” but let’s be honest: in the NBA, it doesn’t really, really start to matter until the […]

Indiana Pacers star guard Victor Oladipo will have his minutes restriction lifted by the team after recently returning from a quad injury. Per the Associated Press’ Brian Mahoney, the team expects the shooting guard to play regular minutes Friday against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Victor Oladipo's minutes restrictions will be gone […]

Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo only just returned from a ruptured quad injury that cost him a year of his career, but he has no interest in honeymoons. Oladipo told reporters he has no interest in “having fun,” saying the ultimate reason players compete is to win a championship. “The goal here is to win […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner wants to be Defensive Player of the Year badly. For that to happen, Turner will have to overtake Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert, who has won the award two years in a row. “Well, definitely want to be Defensive Player of the Year,” Turner told Uproxx. “That’s something I […]

The Indiana Pacers plan to take away the minutes limitation on star shooting guard Victor Oladipo, but hope to play it smart by keeping an eye on his physical condition and fatigue. Head coach Nate McMillan noted Oladipo still won’t play in back-to-back games, considering he’s returning from a year-long absence due to a knee […]

All summer long, I warned everyone not to sleep on the Indiana Pacers. This is a team that could have been on its way to a deep playoff run last year had Victor Oladipo not suffered a ruptured quad tendon midway through the season, and during the offseason, they added big-time pieces such as Malcolm […]

Miami Heat first-time All-Star Bam Adebayo defeated Indiana Pacers big man Domantas Sabonis to win the 2020 Skills Challenge. Bam Adebayo defeats Domantas Sabonis in the Finals to win the #TacoBellSkills challenge! #NBAAllStar WATCH #StateFarmSaturday on @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/jLtuRx0wSl — NBA (@NBA) February 16, 2020 Bam is averaging 15.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists on the […]

If not for Domantas Sabonis, Frank Vogel may very well not be the current head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. In the 2016 draft, the Orlando Magic traded Victor Oladipo, the No. 11 pick (Sabonis) and Ersan Ilyasova to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Serge Ibaka. 2016 was also the first year […]

Those of you who grew up watching the NBA in the ’90s surely have vivid memories of the intense rivalry between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers. Patrick Ewing. Reggie Miller. Spike Lee. It had it all. The Knicks and Pacers met six times in the playoffs between 1993 and 2000, with the two […]

Victor Oladipo’s role with the Indiana Pacers could be adjusted after the All-Star break, according to head coach Nate McMillan. Indiana is 1-5 with Oladipo in the lineup this season. He’s been coming off the bench and playing between 24 to 28 minutes. With his increasing workload, Oladipo may enter the Pacers’ starting lineup and […]

Victor Oladipo has seen his share of struggles upon returning from a yearlong absence due to a devastating knee injury. The Indiana Pacers intended to attack his awaited return to the NBA in full gear, as he promised during an interview with Shams Charania of Stadium. Yet the evidence on the court shows a more […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan had a funny message to Giannis Antetokounmpo ahead of Thursday’s showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks. McMillan is hoping Antetokounmpo will miss Thursday’s showdown because of the birth of his first child. Antetokounmpo has already missed one game, however, it’s unlikely he’ll miss Thursday’s game. Nonetheless, The Pacers have played […]

While Brooklyn Nets small forward Caris LeVert was at the free-throw line on Monday against the Indiana Pacers, Indiana fans chanted, “Kyrie hates you,” referencing Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving. LeVert, trying to bring home a win for the Nets, couldn’t help but laugh when he heard the chants: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1227030002941730817 Fans had some fun […]

The Indiana Pacers could soon break up the dynamic frontcourt duo of Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner, letting go of the latter in a potential trade down the road. According to Michael Scotto of Bleacher Report, the Pacers could part ways with the NBA’s leading shot-blocker from last season. “The active phone conversations for Indiana […]

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo recently made his return to the court after missing over a year due to a ruptured quad tendon in his knee. The Pacers might have thought Oladipo’s return would give them a boost as they look to make noise in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, the opposite has happened. Oladipo’s […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo continues to make his way to full speed following a year on the sidelines. On Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors, the 6-foot-4 continued to show that he is still understandably very rusty, finishing with 13 points on 5-of-14 shooting in his first start of the season. We all know that’s […]

The New York Knicks have expressed interest in Indiana Pacers’ guard Aaron Holiday ahead of the Thursday trade deadline, according to Marc Berman of The New York Post. Berman notes that the Knicks liked Holiday, who is the younger brother of Jrue and Justin, at the 2018 NBA Draft. He did not elaborate on what […]

After spending the last three games coming off the bench, Indiana Pacer shooting guard Victor Oladipo will join his teammates in the starting lineup for the team’s game against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Prior to his return on Jan. 29, it had been over a year since Oladipo had played in an NBA game. […]

The Indiana Pacers are not one of the teams expected to be very active prior to Thursday’s trade deadline. Realistically, Indiana’s major “addition” was the return of shooting guard Victor Oladipo, who missed over a year due to a ruptured quad tendon. However, the Pacers are seeking a trade partner for forward T.J. Leaf, according […]

The Indiana Pacers have already played 50 regular-season games this time around while the talented Eastern Conference franchise has produced 31 victories across that span. At 31-19 on the year, the Pacers are clicking on all cylinders while currently sitting in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. However, despite the team’s early success in […]

Though they could probably get a fair offer for his services, the Indiana Pacers have shown little interest in moving Aaron Holiday ahead of this season’s trade deadline, according to a report from ESPN’s Zach Lowe. With Victor Oladipo returning from his year-long absence due to injury, Holiday is now seeing less playing time. He’s […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner has had a somewhat disappointing individual season despite the Pacers’ overall success, and the front office has reportedly placed the 6-foot-11 big man on the trading block. The biggest reason behind Indiana’s decision to make Turner available has to be the emergence of 23-year-old big man Domantas Sabonis. The fourth-year […]

While the Indiana Pacers have been playing just fine without their All-Star guard in the lineup, Victor Oladipo returned to play on Wednesday night against the Chicago Bulls. While he only had nine points, two rebounds and four assists, Dipo did have the play of the game when he banked the game-tying triple in the […]