Despite him not playing this season with his injury, Tyrese Haliburton’s fiancée, Jade, was excited about the Indiana Pacers’ season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
After 10 seasons in the NBA — all with the Indiana Pacers — center Myles Turner made his debut in a different jersey on Wednesday night, scoring 11 points and grabbing eight rebounds in his first game as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Pacers can’t catch a break at point guard. Andrew Nembhard left Thursday’s opener against Oklahoma City with left shoulder soreness and didn’t return — another blow for a team already decimated in the backcourt.
The Indiana Pacers not only lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in their first game of the 2025-26 NBA campaign last night, but they also lost one of their key players in the process.
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.
The Indiana Pacers dropped their season opener in double overtime to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 141-135, but the effort showed plenty of fight. Without star point guard Tyrese Haliburton, who is out for the year with a torn Achilles, Indiana pushed the reigning champions to the limit at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
It is common knowledge that the Indiana Pacers are missing Tyrese Haliburton badly, and their 141-135 loss in double overtime on Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder showed as much.
The Indiana Pacers fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a closely contested, double-overtime season opener, but it wasn’t just the scoreboard causing a stir.
Guard Andrew Nembhard is entering his fourth season with the Indiana Pacers after being selected in the second round of the 2022 NBA Draft. The 25-year-old has steadily developed into a reliable starter, and with Tyrese Haliburton expected to miss the entire season, Nembhard is poised to take on an expanded role.
The Indiana Pacers absorbed what could be a huge blow after Andrew Nembhard suffered a shoulder injury in their season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday.
Opening week of the 2025-26 season continued on Thursday with an NBA Finals rematch between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite several key players on both teams sidelined due to injury, the game did live up to the hype.
The Indiana Pacers, the last team to open their 2025-26 campaign, will be even more shorthanded in the backcourt than they initially thought when they face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night.
When the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers meet Thursday night in Indianapolis, the stakes will be significantly lower than they were the last time the teams squared off.
The Indiana Pacers have exercised their 2026/27 options on the contracts of Jarace Walker and Ben Sheppard, according to a team press release. Walker’s fourth-year option carries a cap hit of $8,478,542, while Sheppard’s cap hit on his fourth year will be $5,031,669.
The Indiana Pacers just made a statement about their future. With the extension deadline looming, the organization didn’t hesitate—they secured Aaron Nesmith with a two-year, $40.4 million contract extension that kicks in after the 2026-27 season.
Just days before their season opener, the Indiana Pacers are in desperate need of a backup point guard. Obviously, their top guy in Tyrese Haliburton is out for the season with a torn Achilles.
Bennedict Mathurin is expected to have an uptick in usage after the team declared Tyrese Haliburton out for this season, and head coach Rick Carlisle has high expectations for the Indiana Pacers swingman.
The Pacers’ long-awaited return to the NBA Finals after 25 years ended in major heartbreak. Tyrese Haliburton’s devastating Achilles injury in Game 7 only made things worse.
Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton, who shared a similar script while on the Team USA roster at the 2024 Paris Olympics, would not have imagined how their paths would connect again.
Cam Payne’s stint with the Indiana Pacers didn’t last very long. Following Indiana’s preseason schedule, the team decided to cut ties with the veteran guard.
The Indiana Pacers made a curious move on Saturday as they look to finalize their 18-man regular roster. The Pacers, who won’t have two key members of their backcourt to open the season, waived Cameron Payne along with two others today.
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.