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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.
Tony East: Pacers have assigned TJ McConnell and Johnny Furphy to the Noblesville Boom. The Boom held media day earlier today. Those two players can get some practice time in as they rehab.
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.
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Rod Walker: Pacers who have been ruled OUT for tonight’s game vs. #Pelicans Aaron Nesmith TJ McConnell Johnny Furphy
Tony East: T.J. McConnell, Larry Nance, Quenton Jackson, and Johnny Furphy aren't playing today, Rick Carlisle just announced.
"Defensively, it's learning the techniques," Smith said. "I've been with T.J. and Ty just asking questions. In college, it's different. In the NBA, you can be more physical in the NBA. That's what I learned in the Summer League. "I'm like, 'Alright this is what I was horrible at.' I'm letting guys come off screens too easily. I'm talking to T.J. and he does it and he was like, 'You can be a lot more physical fighting those.' I'm like, 'OK, that makes it easier for me at least a little bit.' It's just a lot of little things like that that I've kind of picked up and asked questions about."
Scott Agness: Fun fact that may only interest me: Larry Nance Jr. is a minority owner in Leeds United in England with T.J. McConnell.
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Tony East: Pacers officially announce the signing of forward Kelly Oubre Jr. And a question I had is answered: He will wear jersey number 10 for the Pacers. Oubre's past career numbers were all taken: 3 (Braden Smith), 9 (T.J. McConnell), and 12 (Johnny Furphy). A new era of Oubre.
You see a guy like Jalen Brunson, leading his team to win the title. Throughout his career, people have talked about him being undersized. When you see that, does it tell you, ‘Hey guys, it doesn’t matter how big you are as long as you have the heart and can make the right reads, it really doesn’t matter what size you are’? Braden Smith: Yeah, that’s exactly what it is, and obviously, him doing that last year and with [Ryan] Nembhard on the Mavericks. I think with him playing as well as he did, I think that helps. TJ [McConnell], the year before, when they went on their Finals run, helps. It just shows that it’s kind of making a little bit of a comeback. I think it’s the right way to play basketball, one. But two, you need those guys who understand the game and it’s not just off of athleticism and just because you can go run and dunk type of thing, more than people that actually understand basketball.
