The Indiana Pacers are one of many teams that could take a step back this season. Tyrese Haliburton’s torn ACL in the NBA Finals will sideline him for the entire year.
Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle had a relatively simple explanation for why the Pacers fell 124-108 at home to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday. "We did a poor job of transition defense in the first quarter.
Tyrese Haliburton says the backlash he faced during the Olympics took a serious toll on his mental health. Speaking with reporters, the Pacers star admitted that social media trolling during Team USA’s run put him in a dark place and made him lose the joy that once fueled his love for basketball.
Months have passed, yet the Pacers can’t forget how their season ended. Tyrese Haliburton’s Achilles injury brought an end to a majestic postseason run.
The Pacers fell to the Spurs 124-108 on Monday, but Bennedict Mathurin stole the show. The third-year guard erupted for 31 points on 11-of-12 shooting, including a perfect 9-for-9 first half that reminded everyone why Indiana views him as a cornerstone scorer with Tyrese Haliburton out for the season, wrote Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star.
Hakeem The Dream, Clyde The Glide, Magic: The NBA has produced some incredible nicknames over the decades. Some, like Magic and Penny, have even come to largely replace the player's actual name.
Former 11-year NBA pro Victor Oladipo's All-Star career was waylaid by an unfortunate series of lower-body health issues, but the 6-foot-3 University of Indiana product claims that he's healed and angling for a return to the league after years away.
Last season, the Indiana Pacers' incredible depth at the guard position helped propel them to the NBA Finals. This season, they're scrambling to find enough healthy bodies to field a team.
The Indiana Pacers aren’t the first team to looking down a dark path the season after reaching the NBA Finals. In 2011, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the mighty Miami Heat, only to have their title-winning roster gutted by former majority owner Mark Cuban.
Indiana Pacers rookie Johnny Furphy sent the internet into a frenzy with a jaw-dropping poster dunk, and even star guard Tyrese Haliburton couldn’t help but lose it on social media.
Coming into this season, the Indiana Pacers were already thin in the backcourt. Without Tyrese Haliburton available, their margin for error at the guard spot was pretty much nil.
The Indiana Pacers are entering the 2025-26 season with a drastically different team. They won’t have Tyrese Haliburton after his Achilles rupture, so Andrew Nembhard is their new primary ball-handler.
Many have counted the Indiana Pacers out this upcoming season, as pundits don’t expect them to make another deep playoff run without star guard Tyrese Haliburton, sidelined by a torn Achilles.
The Indiana Pacers have a depth issue in the backcourt. The Pacers knew that Tyrese Haliburton wouldn’t be available after suffering a torn Achilles tendon during the NBA Finals. 2025 second-round pick Kam Jones sustained a back injury a couple of days ago and is slated to miss significant time.
Cam Payne is off the free agency market for the time being. According to HoopsHype’s NBA Insider Michael Scotto, the Indiana Pacers have added the veteran guard to their roster on a training camp deal.
RayJ Dennis suddenly found himself at the center of attention after a breakout preseason performance that felt impossible to ignore. In the Indiana Pacers’ 135-134 overtime win against the Timberwolves on October 7, Dennis appeared fearless.
Indiana Pacers guard Delon Wright was involved in a very frightening incident during Tuesday’s preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Wright was dribbling the ball near halfcourt in the second quarter of the game at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.