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Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis will not play on Sunday against the Chicago Bulls after failing to practice on Saturday due to a calf contusion: Pacers coach Nate McMillan said Domantas Sabonis, who didn’t practice Saturday with a calf contusion, will NOT play vs. Bulls. Pacers already are without Myles Turner and obviously Oladipo. — […]

Last season, Domantas Sabonis was Myles Turner’s primary backup at the center position for the Indiana Pacers. This year, head coach Nate McMillan experimented by starting both of them in the Pacers frontcourt. Both Turner and Sabonis have been getting heavy run together on the floor and are important to Indiana’s success this season. Unfortunately, […]

Indiana Pacers big man Domantas Sabonis reportedly missed practice today and will be a game-time call tomorrow against the Chicago Bulls, according to Jeremiah Johnson of FS-Indiana. Domantas Sabonis didn’t practice today (left calf contusion) and will be a game time decision vs Bulls. — Jeremiah Johnson (@PacersJJ) November 2, 2019 Sabonis suffered a left […]

When the Indiana Pacers signed shooting guard Jeremy Lamb in free agency this offseason, quite a few let the move slip under the radar. Fans and media analysts knew that he was a talented player, but his time in Charlotte with the Hornets didn’t put him on television for many to see nationally. He was […]

Domantas Sabonis was given a massive contract just before the start of the season by the Indiana Pacers and he has shown why the team was willing to pay him the big bucks. He has scored and rebounded well and has also shown improvement on the defensive side of the basketball. After a rough start […]

One of the more surprising moves in the NBA this summer was the Milwaukee Bucks allowing restricted free agent point guard Malcolm Brogdon to sign an offer sheet with the Indiana Pacers. The Bucks elected to reward Khris Middleton with a max contract, and they had practically no choice but to let Brogdon walk so […]

The Indiana Pacers finally got in the win column for the 2019-20 NBA season, beating the Brooklyn Nets 118-108 on Wednesday night. Unfortunately, the Pacers lost starting center Myles Turner to an ankle injury early in the victory. Indiana announced Thursday that Turner is week-to-week with a sprained right ankle. The Athletic’s Scott Agness reports […]

Indiana Pacers big man Myles Turner is now being listed as week-to-week with a sprained right ankle, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic. Pacers center Myles Turner has been listed week-to-week with a sprained right ankle. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 31, 2019 Turner, now 23 year of age, suffered the […]

The Indiana Pacers have seen this movie before. Pacers center Myles Turner was escorted to the locker room after suffering an apparent non-contact injury during Indiana’s game against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1189695458630946819 The official diagnosis should come in time, but non-contact injuries almost never result in anything even relatively optimistic. Kevin Durant’s […]

The Indiana Pacers have had a less-than-stellar start to the 2019-20 season. As a matter of fact, they have been downright awful, logging three straight losses to open the new campaign. To make things even worse, it’s not as if the Pacers have had the most challenging of schedules thus far. On Wednesday, the Pacers […]

Going into every NBA season, there are a number of X-factors that ultimately end up determining who is good and who is not, who is capable of making a run and who isn’t, and who is a contender and who is a pretender. Heading into the 2019-20 campaign, one of the most obvious ones was […]

Derrick Rose’ magical comeback run continues, as he played the role of a hero in the Detroit Pistons’ 96-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday. With Detroit down by one point with under 35 seconds left in regulation, the NBA’s youngest MVP calmly brought the ball down court and made his move after using […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson will miss Monday night’s matchup with the Indiana Pacers with a back injury. Per The Athletic’s James Edwards III on Twitter, head coach Dwane Casey has not revealed who will start at point guard for the Pistons in Jackson’s stead yet. #Pistons’ Dwane Casey said Reggie Jackson (back) is […]

Indiana Pacers guard Jeremy Lamb (hip) will not be playing against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. According to reports, Lamb underwent individual tests following the Pacers’ Saturday morning shootaround. He was actually listed as a game-time decision before officially being ruled out. Final injury report for our matchup with the @cavs: Victor Oladipo – […]

The regular season began for the Indiana Pacers with a 119-110 loss to the Detroit Pistons. During that game, Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner started their first game together and the results were intriguing. After playing for 36 minutes, Sabonis recorded 27 points, 13 rebounds, and 2 assists. He did so while shooting an impressive […]

The Indiana Pacers knew the deal coming into this season: just stay afloat until Victor Oladipo gets back. While there is no definitive timetable for Oladipo, who suffered a torn quad tendon in his knee in January, the general consensus is that he will return at some point in December or January, which leaves him […]

Clippers All-Star forward Paul George’s homecoming is delayed about 10 games, until mid-November, as he returns from offseason shoulder surgeries. George’s much anticipated Clippers debut comes after a blockbuster offseason where L.A.’s other team acquired the star and signed free agent forward Kawhi Leonard, another Southern California native.  George’s Southern California return seemed in the […]

Slowly but surely, Indiana Pacers star shooting guard Victor Oladipo is getting more comfortable on the court as he makes his way back from a ruptured quad tendon in his knee. On Thursday at Pacers practice, Oladipo played 5-on-5 for just the third time since he suffered his injury last season against the Toronto Raptors: […]

The Indiana Pacers opened their regular season with a 119-110 loss to the Detroit Pistons. It provided fans with their first look at Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis starting alongside each other in the frontcourt. The two big men played very well when looking at their basic statistical production. Sabonis led the team in scoring […]

The Indiana Pacers will re-evaluate All-Star guard Victor Oladipo “in about a month,’” as head coach Nate McMillan told reporters ahead of their regular-season opener against the Detroit Pistons. Pacers coach Nate McMillan says Victor Oladipo has practiced twice 5-on-5, is going every other day and feeling good. Will be re-evaluated “in about a month.” […]

The Indiana Pacers are set to open their 2019-20 NBA season against the Detroit Pistons and the fans are about to get the first real look at their team. After a major offseason of change, the Pacers feel that they are in a great spot to contend in the Eastern Conference. Victor Oladipo will not […]

The Detroit Pistons have announced that star power forward Blake Griffin will not travel to Indiana for the regular-season opener against the Pacers on Wednesday night. Griffin is still dealing with hamstring and knee soreness. The All-Star will be reevaluated in the first week of November: The Pistons announced Blake Griffin will not travel to […]

The Indiana Pacers seem to have a very bright future ahead of them while former Gonzaga Bulldogs big man Domantas Sabonis appears primed to serve as a huge part of that future. Adding to such a notion, Sabonis notably signed a four-year, $77 million contract extension with the Pacers earlier in the day on Monday. […]

The Indiana Pacers and Domantas Sabonis managed to come to an agreement on a four-year, $74.9 million contract extension before Monday’s deadline, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and J. Michael of the IndyStar. The complete details of the deal are not yet confirmed and there were conflicting reports of the final total figure […]

The Indiana Pacers have agreed to a four-year, $77 million contract extension with big man Domantas Sabonis, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Wojnarowski adds that the deal can reach as much as $85 million with bonuses. Sabonis is coming off of a breakout 2018-19 campaign in which he played 74 games and averaged 14.1 […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo participated in five-on-five for the first time since suffering a torn quadricep tendon on Jan. 23 against the Toronto Raptors. The Pacers allowed Oladipo to return to half-court five-on-five action and that resembles a strong step forward in his recovery process. He mentioned that it ‘felt good’ to be able […]

The Indiana Pacers have been ‘engaged in active talks’ with teams regarding Domantas Sabonis’ availability since the contract extensions talks between the two sides are far apart. The team held their first practice on Saturday since those rumors came out. When asked about his involvement in trade rumors, Sabonis voiced his displeasure by saying that […]

The Indiana Pacers are without questions one of the most intriguing team to keep an eye on heading into the 2019-20 NBA season. After being swept out of the first round of the NBA Playoffs last season, the Pacers made a lot of changes this offseason with Victor Oladipo one of the main constant variables. […]

TJ Warren was traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Indiana Pacers this summer. While Phoenix was the only franchise he had known in his first five years in the league, the 26-year-old forward has no bad feelings toward his now-former team. In an interview with Shams Charania of The Athletic, Warren called the transaction […]

The Indiana Pacers could soon deal young big man Domantas Sabonis. According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, Sabonis and the Pacers are “far apart in discussions” about his contract extension. Moreover, Indiana is losing hope that a deal could be reached with the deadline looming. … Sources say the Pacers have engaged in active […]

Indiana Pacers fans received some excellent news on Friday morning when the team announced that star guard Victor Oladipo took another step forward in his rehabilitation process. Per the Pacers Twitter account, Oladipo will be able to take part in half-court sets and full personnel scrimmages: Update from Coach: “(Vic) will be able to play […]

The Indiana Pacers have confirmed their starting lineup for the upcoming regular season. However, head coach Nate McMillan stated that ‘nothing is in stone’ when it comes to spots in the team’s rotation. After the Pacers’ 119-111 preseason loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, McMillan praised the impact that point guard T.J. McConnell provided the team. […]

Victor Oladipo says the Indiana Pacers’ front office is not like other brain trusts in the NBA. Oladipo, who has been traded twice while being on a plane, says the Pacers’ brass knows players are “human beings” and are sensitive to a lot of things that other organizations gloss over. “They know we’re human beings,” […]

When the Indiana Pacers signed TJ McConnell to a two-year, $7 million contract, they did so with the intention of his role being the third-string point guard. While McConnell is not going to be a regular member of the Pacers’ rotation, he is still going to be an important member of the team. Head coach […]

The Indiana Pacers were ecstatic when they were on the clock with the 18th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and saw that Goga Bitadze was still on the board. Now, head coach Nate McMillan is already seeing similarities between the rookie and the team’s starting center Myles Turner. The main similarities that McMillan has […]

The Indiana Pacers raved about the type of player that they got with the 18th overall pick almost as soon as the 2019 NBA Draft concluded. Myles Turner is already seeing why, given his recent praise for rookie Goga Bitadze. When Turner entered the NBA, he was a 19-year-old that spent one season at the […]

The Indiana Pacers have played their three preseason games without Goga Bitadze but that will change on Tuesday. While the amount of minutes remains to be seen, he will make his preseason debut on Tuesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to Mark Montieth of Pacers.com. “Barring an unexpected setback, Pacers’ first-round draft pick Goga Bitadze […]

The Indiana Pacers are sporting a new look this season after an offseason full of roster moves. Out are Thaddeus Young, Darren Collison, Cory Joseph, and Bojan Bogdanovic. To replace them, the Pacers brought in names like Malcolm Brogdon, Jeremy Lamb, and T.J. Warren. While there are quite a few new faces on the roster, […]

Veteran power forward Thaddeus Young was one of the most sought-after names in free agency this summer. Admittedly, he by no means fell in the same category as the likes of Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard, but nevertheless, a number of teams were eyeing Young as a potential addition to their squad for the coming […]