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Scott Agness: Obi Toppin and Andrew Nembhard courtside for the Boom game. Plus, several team execs.
Obi Toppin and Andrew Nembhard courtside for the Boom game. Plus, several team execs.
— Scott Agness (@scottagness.bsky.social) 2026-01-31T01:25:17.583Z
Indiana Pacers: Injury Report for tomorrow’s game at Atlanta: Quenton Jackson - Questionable (right ankle sprain) Bennedict Mathurin - Questionable (right thumb sprain) Obi Toppin - Out (right foot stress fracture) Tyrese Haliburton - Out (right Achilles tendon tear)
Ira Winderman: Per Pacers: Injury Report for tonight's game against the Heat: Andrew Nembhard - Available (lower back soreness) Isaiah Jackson - Out (concussion) Bennedict Mathurin - Out (right thumb sprain) Obi Toppin - Out (right foot stress fracture) Tyrese Haliburton - Out (right Achilles tendon tear)
Anthony Chiang: The Pacers ruled Tyrese Haliburton, Isaiah Jackson, Bennedict Mathurin and Obi Toppin for tomorrows game vs. Heat. Andrew Nembhard is questionable for the Pacers wirh low back sorenes.
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Michael Scotto: Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin will have surgery Monday to place a screw in his foot, coach Rick Carlisle told reporters. Carlisle hinted the next update will be in 3 months. Toppin was diagnosed with a partial stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot per team
Scott Agness: Add Obi Toppin to the injury report — out for the rest of the game, right leg soreness. Now nine players on the injury report. Of a 18-man roster, including three two-ways.
Dustin Dopirak: Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith and Pascal Siakam apparently sitting this one out. Pacers five: Cameron Payne, Bennedict Mathurin, Jarace Walker, Obi Toppin, Isaiah Jackson. Thunder: Ajay Mitchell, Cason Wallace, Aaron Wiggins, Brooks Barnhizer, Ousmane Dieng.
And importantly, Presti turned down all the offers he must have received for the young players who make the core of his excellent team. Who knows what incredible NBA players he could have received for Chet Holmgren or Jalen Williams. Presti has a hardfought collection of players he likes. I heard from another team that was blown away that Presti wouldn’t even consider offers for tenth-man Kenrich Williams. The Pacers are similar. Rick Carlisle had a vision for Blur Ball and it dang near won them an NBA title. They spent years seeking out the right players to go around Tyrese Haliburton. The Raptors had a system that used Pascal Siakam one way, and they weren’t sure that made him a max player. The Pacers were like we know what do with that guy who never gets tired. The Knicks saw Obi Toppin’s flaws, the Pacers saw a big man who never stopped bouncing around the floor.
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Tony East: I asked Obi Toppin about what the moment of seeing Haliburton go down was like. “I felt like that was my fault too. Passed the ball to him and… (long pause) as soon as he went down, that shit hurt. I ain’t gonna lie. I was thinking about that the whole game.”
The Pacers are, almost magically, a win from the franchise’s first championship since its ABA days. It doesn’t happen without McConnell, whose game seems to elevate with the stakes. “It’s no surprise what T.J. does out there,” Obi Toppin, one of McConnell’s running mates off the bench, said after scoring 20 points. McConnell assisted on all four of Toppin’s 3s. “Any time he comes into the game, the crowd loves him, and he feeds off of that. He had a great start to the game, and it got us going. Brought juice into the game, energy into the game.”
Tony East: In the final home game of the season, Pacers protect home floor. Final score: Pacers 108, Thunder 91. First win under 110 this playoffs for the Pacers. They win Game 6 and force a Game 7 of NBA Finals. Obi Toppin leads with 20. Pascal Siakam double-double. Sunday, the last one.
