Pacers sign veteran forward James Johnson to a one-year deal

The Indiana Pacers are bringing back veteran forward James Johnson on a one-year deal, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports announced Thursday. Johnson, 36, made only 18 appearances with Indiana last season. He averaged 2.8 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 9.0 minutes per game while shooting 44.9% from the floor and 50% at the foul line. Johnson […]

James Foglio  •  14 Dec 2023
NBA In-Season Tournament Final Most-Watched Non-Christmas Day Regular-Season Game In 5+ Years

The inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Final last Saturday between the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers became the most-watched regular-season non-Christmas Day game on any network in over five years. The audience peaked at 5.68 million viewers on ESPN, per the network. Viewership was up by 46 percent compared to last year’s game in the […]

James Foglio  •  12 Dec 2023
Pacers’ Myles Turner: ‘I build Legos, I’ve gone through 120K Legos since the season started’

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner obviously enjoys playing basketball, but the two-time blocks champ also revealed an interesting hobby to reporters after Wednesday night’s 128-119 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA In-Season Tournament semifinals. “I build Legos — it’s literally all I do in my downtime. It’s a way to take my mind […]

James Foglio  •  09 Dec 2023
Is There Any Way To Slow Tyrese Haliburton And The Pacers?

Key Highlights The Indiana Pacers lead the NBA in offensive rating at 124.1, three points better than the second-ranked Philadelphia 76ers (121.1) On Nov. 19, the Orlando Magic held them to their second-worst mark of the season with a 98.7 offensive rating It’s the only game this year that Tyrese Haliburton’s recorded more turnovers (four) […]

Jackson Frank  •  07 Dec 2023
Tyrese Haliburton records 1st career triple-double, 3rd 25-point, 10-assist game with 0 turnovers this season

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton picked up his first career triple-double in Monday night’s 122-112 win over the Boston Celtics during the NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinals. Haliburton, 23, recorded 26 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, and one steal in a season-high 41 minutes of action. The 6-foot-5 guard shot 10-of-18 (55.6%) from the field and […]

James Foglio  •  05 Dec 2023
Myles Turner ranks 10th on Pacers’ all-time scoring list with 6,856 career points

Myles Turner reached 6,856 career points in the Indiana Pacers’ 136-113 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, and the 6-foot-11 center is Indiana’s current franchise leader in career points among active players. Turner, 27, currently ranks 10th on the Pacers’ all-time scoring list. Reggie Miller is Indiana’s all-time scoring leader with 25,279 points, […]

James Foglio  •  25 Nov 2023
Who will win the 2024 NBA Title? Analyzing the top NBA Championship contenders

Key Highlights: To be a title contender, you generally need to have an elite offense, elite defense, or be very balanced on both sides of the ball As of right now, ten NBA teams fall under at least one of those three categories The Boston Celtics look like the early frontrunner to win the NBA […]

Mat Issa  •  24 Nov 2023
Is it time to start viewing Tyrese Haliburton as an MVP candidate?

Key Highlights Haliburton’s blend of passing, scoring, and decision-making makes him one of the best offensive players in the league Haliburton’s weak defense and lack of a playoff sample size keeps him from being a true MVP contender What Haliburton is doing right now is a little bit different from what Steve Nash was doing […]

Mat Issa  •  22 Nov 2023
Tyrese Haliburton scores Pacers franchise record 26 points in 3rd quarter vs. Hawks

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton scored a franchise record 26 points in the third quarter of Tuesday night’s 157-152 win over the Atlanta Hawks to clinch a spot in the NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinals. It marked only the seventh regulation game in league history where both teams scored at least 150 points. Indiana’s 157 points […]

James Foglio  •  22 Nov 2023