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Toppin can see the wisdom in the restriction considering the Pacers are 17-58 and have been eliminated from postseason contention with the NBA's record and that he doesn't quite feel all the way back yet. "It's not frustrating," Toppin said after a practice last week. "Obviously, we're doing it for a reason. I trust coach's judgment always. He's been doing this for a long time and we have the best trainers in the world. Whatever they say, I'm going to do. I feel good out there. I know I had like 20 minutes (against the Lakers). I felt really good, but I'm still getting back. I don't feel like I'm 100 percent back yet. I'm still getting back, getting my feet under me and still getting that feel."
"When I'm not thinking about it, I have to just trust it more than what it feels like, if that makes sense," Toppin said. "I feel like I'm expecting it to hurt, but it hasn't hurt or I haven't felt anything. It's a mind thing, just getting out there and just playing and trusting my foot."
Scott Agness: Kawhi Leonard delivers the game-winning bucket for the Clippers with 1sec on the clock — a dribble pull-up over two defenders. He scored 11 of his 28pts in the 4Q, primarily off isolations. Aaron Nesmith scored 26, Obi Toppin added 20/8, and Andrew Nembhard added 13/10a. Next: Sun. v MIA
KAWHI ANTHONY LEONARD!!!!! https://t.co/5C0CL0ShnQ pic.twitter.com/pUycQITfHX
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) March 28, 2026
Tony East: Rick Carlisle thinks that Obi Toppin will be available tonight vs the Clippers.
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Myles Turner: “I couldn’t tell Tyrese, Pascal, Obi, TJ, or any of those guys what was really going on at the time because, one, it’s basically a breach when you’re in active negotiations. And two, I couldn’t show my hand. If I told them what was up, then all of a sudden it gets back to the front office like, ‘Oh, Myles, you’ve got this going on,’ and that could mess up my whole free-agency process. And mind you, this was my first time ever being a free agent—an unrestricted free agent. So I had to cherish that opportunity to choose, and I was going to take full advantage of it.”
Tony East: Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, and Ben Sheppard are out tonight, Carlisle says. Aaron Nesmith, TJ McConnell, Obi Toppin, and Ivica Zubac all playing. Jalen Slawson and Taelon Peter will be active.
Dustin Dopirak: Carlisle says Andrew Nembhard will play. T.J. McConnell, Aaron Nesmith and Obi Toppin will not play. Toppin has not been on the injury report in the last 24 hours but obviously, he's coming back from a foot injury.
Law Murray: John Collins (neck strain) has been ruled out for Wednesday vs Pacers. Ivica Zubac (ankle, lottery) will not play in the Pacers’ visit to Intuit Dome. Former Clipper Kobe Brown is available. Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Pascal Siakam questionable. Obi Toppin probable.
Dustin Dopirak: Asked Rick Carlisle how Obi Toppin came through his first game. "He's fine. He played eight minutes. You and I could play eight minutes. I don't know in what league, but we could play eight minutes."
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Dustin Dopirak: Rick Carlisle on Obi Toppin: "Just the reaction was the crowd was heart-warming. ... It's clear this is going to be a slow process of getting him graduatlly back up to speed."
Tony East: Obi Toppin: "I know that my foot's good right now." Said that he knows his explosion isn't where it was at the end of last season but thinks it will get there as he plays more often down the stretch.
Scott Agness: After a good first quarter for the Pacers, it was all Hornets after that: 133-109. 16-3 run to start the 2nd, a period they outscored Pacers 36-12. Brandon Miller scored 33, Kon Knueppel had 28. CHA was 22/46 from 3. Obi Toppin started, played 8mins in 1H Next: Sun. v MEM
Tony East: "His versatility is unique. He can really play 3 positions... His speed, the way he moves with the game, he's a movement maker on the floor. He has a knack for it. Fits extremely well into what our philosophy of the game is," Rick Carlisle says of Obi Toppin and what makes him effective.
