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The Indiana Pacers have arrived earlier than expected. Acquiring Tyrese Haliburton in exchange for Domantas Sabonis was quite the masterstroke that expedited their contending timeline. However, Haliburton’s knee and elbow injuries threaten to derail Indiana’s surprising 2022-23 campaign, which complicates their trade deadline plans even further. It’s no secret that the Pacers have tried to […]

Last offseason, Lonzo Ball was signed by the Chicago Bulls to a four-year, $85 million contract in a sign-and-trade with the New Orleans Pelicans. However, after missing 47 games last season due to a myriad of injuries, none bigger than the torn meniscus he suffered in January, injuries have reared their ugly head against Ball […]

The Indiana Pacers are having a tough season thus far. They are 10-16 and sit 13th in the Eastern Conference. The news did not get any better Tuesday, as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported. Pacers guard TJ McConnell had surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right hand and is expected to miss several months, sources […]

The Indiana Pacers just can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to injuries this season. Thursday’s injury report only served to worsen the nightmare season encapsulating Rick Carlisle’s squad. According to Pacers reporter Scott Agness, Carlisle informed the media that point guard T.J. McConnell is expected to be out “a while” with a […]

The Phoenix Suns are coming off an NBA Finals appearance where they lost to the Milwaukee Bucks. It was an impressive playoff run as they beat the Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets, and Los Angeles Clippers en route to the Finals. Stars Chris Paul and Devin Booker led the way for the Suns and will […]

TJ McConnell had one of the best games of his life on Wednesday night as the Indiana Pacers took on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. McConnell logged an awe-inspiring nine steals against the Cavs — in just the first half of action! That’s clearly good enough to make its mark in the […]

The No. 4 seeded Indiana Pacers (45-28) will take on the No. 5 seeded Miami Heat (44-29) in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. It’s the first postseason matchup between the two franchises since they dueled three consecutive years from 2012-2014. Despite owning the lower seed, Miami (-325) is the favorite to advance—a […]

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 […]

Indiana Pacers guard TJ McConnell put up a series of great plays against his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers. Midway through the fourth quarter and after a tough fadeaway shot, McConnell’s mind switched right to defense and stole the ball. After which, he ran the fastbreak offense, dishing it out his teammate who finished with […]

On Saturday, TJ McConnell made his first visit to the Wells Fargo Center in a different uniform as part of the Indiana Pacers. The Philadelphia 76ers showed some love to their the former Sixers guard with a touching video tribute in the first quarter. Footage of the scene in Philadelphia can be seen below, via […]

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 […]

After spending his first four years with the Philadelphia 76ers, point guard T.J. McConnell moved on and signed with the Indiana Pacers this past summer. However, according to Scott Agness of The Athletic, McConnell signed on the dotted line without any promise for minutes. “Nothing in my career has ever been easy. I just got […]

It didn’t take long for new Indiana Pacers point guard TJ McConnell to feel welcomed within the team’s ranks. McConnell, 27, signed with Indiana in the offseason after leaving the Philadelphia 76ers, where he played for four seasons. With the new 6-foot-2 point guard on the team, de facto team leader in two-time All-Star Victor […]

Though the Indiana Pacers lost the solid production of Bojan Bogdanovic to the Utah Jazz this offseason, the Pacers added solid players in free agency and the draft who will likely help them contend in the Eastern Conference in the 2019-20 NBA season. One player who should soon be a member of the Pacers is 27-year-old […]

Guard TJ McConnell has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Indiana Pacers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. McConnell will sign a two-year deal with the Pacers worth $7 million. Source: Deal is two-years, $7M. https://t.co/9FnZtlOSgH — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 3, 2019 This past season with the Philadelphia 76ers, McConnell averaged 6.4 points, […]

Eight teams are reportedly showing interest in signing point guard T.J. McConnell. According to Darren Wolfson of KSTP, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers have interest in signing McConnell, who has played his first four years in the NBA with the Sixers: […]

A recently-reported story surrounding the Phoenix Suns’ interest in shopping their No. 6 overall pick in pursuit of a veteran point guard was recently refuted by Arizona Sports radio host John Gambadoro, who notes the franchise will instead eye some soon-to-be free agents instead. Among them are L.A. Clippers defensive ace Patrick Beverley, Philadelphia 76ers […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard TJ McConnell has defended head coach Brett Brown, tagging the criticism hurled at him as ‘totally unfair.’ After the 76ers succumbed to the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference semifinals, more criticisms were thrown at Brett Brown. Some pointed out that 76ers’ lack of execution in the fourth quarter of Game 7 […]

When Robert Covington was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier this season, T.J. McConnell became the lone holdover still on the roster from the Philadelphia 76ers’ worst team in franchise history. The Sixers went 10-72 in 2015-16, fully embracing The Process for a second consecutive season in hopes of a long-term payoff that’s finally on […]

The Philadelphia 76ers might just have the most talented starting lineup in the Eastern Conference, but that does not mean that the Sixers’ bench unit has not made some significant contributions during the 2018-19 season. In fact, the second team has been a big reason for the Sixers taking a 2-0 lead in their Eastern […]

It wasn’t always pretty, but The Process worked for the Philadelphia 76ers, as they are one of the best teams in the NBA now and were able to get two franchise cornerstones in the draft in Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. Sixers guard TJ McConnell understands that people around the league didn’t like the way […]

A photo of Philadelphia 76ers wing Jimmy Butler being jokingly choked by teammate T.J. McConnell is currently making the rounds on social media. According to Butler himself, the reason behind McConnell’s decision to apply a half-hearted death choke on him was all because of his refusal to remove the Marquette-inspired pair of kicks he had […]

Earlier Tuesday night, jaws of NBA fans on social media collectively dropped in awe when the video of Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid finishing with an emphatic putback started making rounds. Apparently, it wasn’t just the NBA fans who were taken aback by the putback. The Sixers’ official Twitter account replied to their own post of […]

At halftime in an important game between the Philadephia 76ers and Boston Celtics, the Celtics led the Sixers by a score of 52-46. During TNT’s halftime show, the conversation turned to Sixers point guard T.J. McConnell. Analyst and former NBA point guard Baron Davis had some choice comments about the 26-year-old: Baron Davis isn't a […]

Right after scoring on his former teammate, T.J. McConnell of the Philadelphia 76ers gave Dario Saric of the Minnesota Timberwolves a love tap. We can assume that the Sixers guard knew a thing or two about Saric’s weaknesses and took advantage of it. It was relatively easy for McConnell to get past Saric and rise […]

Philadelphia 76ers point guard T.J. McConnell and Atlanta Hawks swingman Justin Anderson were teammates last season on the Sixers and are still close friends. That’s why McConnell was able to get away with punching Anderson during the Sixers’ loss to the Hawks on Friday. Of course, it wasn’t a real punch. More of a friendly, “Hey […]

Philadelphia 76ers small forward Jimmy Butler and point guard T. J. McConnell have become good friends since the Sixers acquired Butler from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Both players are tough defenders and play hard, so naturally, they have bonded well on and off the court. Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks, T.J. McConnell helped Jimmy Butler possibly […]

The Washington Wizards have become an afterthought as a potential Eastern Conference threat after a poor start to this season, yet the Philadelphia 76ers couldn’t find a way to beat them on their home floor. Neither head coach Brett Brown nor high-motor bench cog T.J. McConnell can find an answer to this riddle: “I don’t […]

The infamous film room session that brought the reported altercation between the Philadelphia 76ers’ Jimmy Butler and Brett Brown was not just about more pick-and-rolls, but also the role of other players. Among them was T.J. McConnell, who has been one of the Sixers’ most productive cogs in limited playing time this season. According to […]

J.J. Redick of the Philadelphia 76ers is taking all the necessary antics to avoid his teammates being traded, even sitting next to teammate TJ McConnell during flights. Per Jackson Frank of The Athletic, Redick got extra cautious after the Jimmy Butler trade. To recall, the Sixers arranged a trade package which included several key players […]

T.J. McConnell has been through a lot in his four seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers. He went undrafted, endured a 10-72 season as a rookie, and then played out The Process until the Sixers suddenly became relevant last year. And according to what he wrote in the Players’ Tribune, he has some thoughts on when, […]

It has been a grueling process for the Philadelphia 76ers. Fortunately, it appears Sixers point guard T.J. McConnell feels their time has finally arrived. There was plenty of hype surrounding Philadelphia coming into the 2018-19 NBA season, especially with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons leading the charge. Expectations only increased even more with the acquisition […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference this season, sitting in third place and at 21-12 entering play on Thursday. But it hasn’t always been so good in Philadelphia. Last season, the Sixers made the playoffs for the first time since 2011-12. “The Process” was long for the Sixers, […]

Allen Iverson is a Philadelphia 76ers legend and current Sixers guard T.J. McConnell has a great story about the first time he met Iverson. It was during his rookie season, a particularly brutal year for Philly as they were in the thick of “Trusting the Process.” Through the Players’ Tribune, T.J. McConnell penned an article […]

In a piece for the Players’ Tribune, Philadelphia 76ers point guard T.J. McConnell says the Sixers actually have a Big 4 instead of a Big Three. T.J. McConnell believes sharpshooter J.J. Redick should be included alongside Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler and Ben Simmons when it comes to the Sixers’ star power. So where does that leave […]

Everyone knows Philadelphia 76ers point guard T.J. McConnell is a hard worker and gym rat. But just in case you needed further proof, the Sixers guard came back onto the floor after Tuesday’s practice to work on his outside shot. McConnell is only shooting 22.2 percent from beyond the arc this season, so the 26-year-old […]

The possibility of trading maligned guard Markelle Fultz is limited for the Philadelphia 76ers, yet going one slot up on their point guard rotation could net significantly better returns. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who appeared as a guest in The Russillo Show, T.J. McConnell — who has taken most of Fultz’s minutes since leaving […]

During the Philadelphia 76ers’ blowout win over the Washington Wizards Friday, Sixers point guard T.J. McConnell had some words with Wizards All-Star John Wall. The Wizards are a walking disaster right now. The frustration the players are showing on the court is evident, and Wall let his emotions get the best of him Friday, with McConnell […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have stopped listening to trade offers for backup point guard T.J. McConnell, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. With Markelle Fultz out for the foreseeable future, the Sixers are going to be depending on McConnell even more now, so trading the guard wouldn’t make sense. In recent weeks, the Sixers stopped listening to […]