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Brad Rowland: Pacers injury report for tonight against the Hawks is extremely busy. OUT - Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam, Ivica Zubac, Aaron Nesmith, Andrew Nembhard, TJ McConnell, Furphy, Sheppard QUESTIONABLE - Obi Toppin DOUBTFUL - Larry Nance Jr.
Dustin Dopirak: Obi Toppin upgraded to questionable on the injury report for tomorrow. Zubac, Haliburton, McConnell (and of course Sheppard and Furphy) still out.
Tony East: And the Pacers now say that Obi Toppin is out tonight. So that’s Haliburton, Zubac, McConnell, Toppin, and Sheppard out from there expected (ish) rotation tonight.
Ira Winderman: Simone Fontecchio (illness) is the lone player on the Heat injury report for Friday night vs. visiting Pacers. For Indiana, out are: Tyrese Haliburton, T.J. McConnell, Ivica Zubac, Ben Sheppard, Jonny Furphy, with Andrew Nembhard and Aaron Nesmith listed as probable.
Michael Scotto: Indiana Pacers center Ivica Zubac got an x-ray on his left ankle, which came back negative, coach Rick Carlisle told me postgame. Carlisle said Zubac’s ankle is swollen and it’s unlikely he’ll play tomorrow night against the Milwaukee Bucks. Zubac left the arena on crutches.
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Scott Agness: Pacers made 21 3s (3x as many as last game) in a 136-109 win at Brooklyn. Ivica Zubac suffered a left ankle sprain 7mins in and did not return to the bench. Tyrese Haliburton had 24/10a, Pascal Siakam with 21-7-6, and Jay Huff added 14pts. Just 3 TOs in second half. Next: Mon. at MIL, first b2b
Most of the Pacers' core is the same -- Haliburton, Siakam, Nembhard and Aaron Nesmith -- but Ivica Zubac was brought in to replace the departed Myles Turner in a trade deadline deal that ended up costing Indiana the No. 5 pick in the draft. Team sources say the Pacers are confident that the deal will help reopen their championship window. They also acknowledge Zubac, who plays closer to the basket, will provide different strengths than Turner, a center who stretches the floor from 3-point range. "We have a great coach who figures things out," Buchanan told ESPN. "That's a strength of his. If things aren't going well, and we aren't playing well -- or [Zubac's] not fitting well, he adapts."
Tyrese Haliburton on Ivica Zubac: “Obviously, he is such a big guy, poses a lot of different threats offensively and defensively, rebounding the basketball, outlets, all those things. We’re just starting our connection, but I’m really enjoying playing alongside him for the first week or whatever, and I’m looking forward to playing against other teams here soon.”
Scott Agness: Blue Team beat the White Team (starters) in a 12-minute game, the shortest I can remember at Pacers FanJam. White was 1/11 from 3. Kelly Oubre Jr. (17pts) and Ivica Zubac (12/6) stood out, along with the return of Tyrese Haliburton. Braden Smith won the Rookie Show. Preseason games this week.
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Tony East: "Massive human being," Pascal Siakam says of Ivica Zubac and what he liked about playing with him. "Just a phenomenal basketball player. Smart, that's what you need."
Jokic was simply asked to clarify who is the best defender against him in the NBA. Serbian center shortly said "Everyone," before naming a full list of different players: "Everyone. Some teams defend very well as a unit, while others have excellent individual defenders. Zubac guards me really well, and so does Nurkic. I guess they’re just bulkier, so I can’t move them when we’re battling for position," he said. "I think Rudy Gobert is a great defender, even though I’ve historically played well against him. Jalen Duren, he’s undersized but tricky. Wendell Carter Jr. is also on the shorter side, and Myles Turner blocks a lot of shots. There’s no need to even talk about Wembanyama. They’re all good; the league is talented on both ends of the floor."
On paper, it could appear as though the league was taking away the 2029 Clippers pick the Sixers had the right to swap. But a league source confirmed a report from PhillyVoice that said the NBA was taking away a first-round pick the Pacers owe the Clippers from the Ivica Zubac trade and was not touching the Clippers’ own pick, meaning the Sixers’ right to swap that pick remains intact.
NBA Courtside: Thaddeus Young says even though the Clippers lost 5 draft picks they’re still not in a bad position: “Because they made three trades before this actually happened. Which makes me believe also they knew something was coming. The first trade was Harden for Garland, right? Second trade was Zubac, right? The third trade was Kawhi. You get Toronto picks you got picks for Zubac, right? You got Garland which is pretty good fu*king point guard, right? 10 years younger than Harden. So essentially you saying, “Hey, I got to go ahead and set my team up for these next couple years just to be just decent.”
