The NBA is preparing to take its most aggressive step yet in the fight against tanking, and changes could be implemented as soon as 2027. Following this week’s general managers meeting, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Commissioner Adam Silver informed all 30 teams that the league intends to introduce new anti-tanking measures next season.
The Indiana Pacers came out of the 2026 NBA All-Star break and immediately suffered a loss on Thursday night at the hands of the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
It was Part I of “Tank-a-Palooza” in Washington, D.C., as the Indiana Pacers and Washington Wizards squared off in a matchup that carried more lottery implications than playoff stakes.
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On Thursday evening, the Indiana Pacers will hit the road to take on the Washington Wizards in the first game after the All-Star break for both teams. Pascal Siakam will unfortunately miss this game for the Pacers due to personal reasons.
Tanking in the NBA has been a fervent conversation this season, and Pacers coach Rick Carlisle has had to navigate that conversation carefully. Just eight
Game date, time and location: Thursday, Feb. 19, 7:00 p.m. EST, Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. TV: FanDuel Sports Network Indiana, Monumental Sports
Oh, let the tanking games begin! The dog days of tanking are officially upon us, and teams are getting “crafty” with roughly one-third of the season still left to play.
Nothing has gone according to plan for the injury-plagued Indiana Pacers this season, but coach Rick Carlisle is still appreciating every minute. The Pacers return to the court Thursday to play the first of back-to-back matchups against the host Washington Wizards.
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A league-wide conversation about tanking found its way to Indiana this week. Former Dallas Mavericks owner and Indiana University alumnus Mark Cuban spent much of his day on X arguing that the NBA should embrace tanking rather than attempt to eliminate it.
The Indiana Pacers retooled their frontcourt by acquiring Ivica Zubac and Kobe Brown from the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, and several draft picks during the trade deadline earlier this month.
LeBron James and Steve Nash recently weighed in on the Indiana Pacers’ decision to acquire Ivica Zubac, and both former MVPs made it clear they believe Indiana made the right move.
The question of tanking is on the minds of a lot of NBA fans and executives lately, and the Indiana Pacers appear to be no different. Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban authored a lengthy X post on Tuesday urging the NBA to “embrace” tanking.
The Indiana Pacers sit 15-40 through 55 games after the All-Star break. Things have not gone according to plan for the Pacers this season, and they are limping to the finish, hoping to be among the teams that could acquire the number one pick in this year's draft.
The NBA delivered big fines to two teams for sitting players and affecting the integrity of games. Another concern may be the integrity of NBA bets. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league was considering "every possible remedy" for tanking at his All-Star Saturday news conference.
The Indiana Pacers have 27 games remaining after the All-Star break. While a postseason push is unlikely, the final stretch of the season still carries significant value.
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Cameron Payne is headed back to 76ers, with perhaps a little paperwork still in the way. League sources tell The Stein Line’s Marc Stein that Payne will leave Partizan and join the Sixers for the rest of the season.
The Indiana Pacers and the Utah Jazz are in some serious trouble at the moment. Critics have accused the Pacers of tanking because of some questionable roster rotations.
Whenever he gazed at the campers eager to showcase their game, Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam saw his own reflection. Two days before he will play in his fourth NBA All-Star game, Siakam attended the 10th annual Basketball Without Borders All-Star camp (BWB) that the NBA and FIBA hosted at the Lakers’ practice facility in El Segundo, Calif.
The Pacers are not pretending. Asked what the roster still needs now that Indiana has a new starting center, general manager Chad Buchanan gave an honest answer to respected Pacers insider Tony East of Forbes.
The Clippers were resistant for most of the season to the idea of trading Ivica Zubac, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link), who says that even after last week’s James Harden deal with Cleveland, there was a sense that L.A.