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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 […]

Indiana Pacers star shooting guard Victor Oladipo is back folks. In just his second game back from injury, Oladipo is already catching lobs for the Pacers. Victor Oladipo rises up to throw down his first dunk of the season. pic.twitter.com/AEI2tfkKfo — NBA (@NBA) February 2, 2020 Oladipo averaged 18.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists for […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner and Atlanta Hawks youngster John Collins are both reportedly on the trading block, according to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report. The NBA trade deadline is on Feb. 6: If the current trade buzz is accurate, the general market for young frontcourt players is robust, with league executives saying both the […]

Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo’s return game against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday was pretty emotional. Not only was Oladipo playing in his first basketball game in over a year, but the All-Star hit the game-tying shot with just seconds left in regulation, which helped send the game into overtime, where Indiana wound up winning. […]

Indiana Pacers All-Star shooting guard Victor Oladipo admits he’s sad he was never able to meet Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in person. Bryant and Oladipo only had a few chats over the phone: “I talked to him a few times on the phone, texted with him a few times, but I never got […]

The NBA’s last two minute report from Wednesday’s games revealed that Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine was fouled by Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo with 2.1 seconds left in regulation. The report says Oladipo made contact with LaVine’s arm during his shooting motion that affected his driving shot attempt, which was not called at […]

The NBA trade deadline is coming up, but don’t expect the Indiana Pacers to be active. According to Kevin O’Conner of The Ringer, the Pacers aren’t expected to make any major moves before the Feb. 6 deadline: Victor Oladipo just came back and Indiana is 31-17. League sources don’t expect any major action from the […]

In his first game back since last January, Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo dedicated a clutch shot to the late Kobe Bryant. Down three to the Chicago Bulls with 14.3 seconds left, the former Indiana Hoosier didn’t take a lot of time to fire up a long three in the face of the defender […]

After a ruptured quad tendon kept Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo out for the team’s last 86 games dating back to last season, the 27-year-old star made his season debut to roaring applause. Coming off the bench and checking into the game with just over four minutes left in the first quarter, the two-time All-Star […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen believes Indiana Pacers big man Domantas Sabonis is an All-Star. The All-Star reserves will be announced on Thursday on TNT. Coaches vote for the reserves: Bulls coach Jim Boylen on Domantas Sabonis: “I think he is an All-Star. His play has been terrific.” All-Star reserves, voted on by the […]

Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo will make his first appearance in 371 days on Wednesday night against the Chicago Bulls. Oladipo has not played in an NBA game since Jan. 23, 2019, when he suffered a ruptured quad tendon in his knee. Though Oladipo is set to make a triumphant return, the Pacers will still […]

Indiana Pacers All-Star shooting guard Victor Oladipo is expected to come off the bench as he begins his return to NBA action, according to Scott Agness of The Athletic. Oladipo will make his season debut on Wednesday against the Chicago Bulls at home. He will start by playing in short bursts, similar to what New Orleans Pelicans rookie […]

Victor Oladipo will return to the Pacers lineup for Wednesday night’s matchup against the Chicago Bulls. The former No. 2 overall pick has been out of commission for a year due to a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee, but he’s ready to take the floor again. The fact that Oladipo has recovered enough […]