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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.
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.
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“It’s been a tough season,” McConnell said. “But it’s hard to look past the minutes and the growth that some of the guys that, even last year, didn’t get. Especially Drew taking on a bigger role, Ben Sheppard, the young guys continuing to come in and give us a spark and get valuable minutes in the NBA. That’s a really valuable thing. It’s something we can’t look past. We’ve got to continue to honor it, and continue to build guys up when they get those opportunities.”
Dustin Dopirak: Pascal Siakam ruled out for Sunday’s game against Cleveland. Left ankle sprain the listed reason. Aaron Nesmith, Andrew Nembhard, TJ McConnell also out. Ben Sheppard and Jarace Walker questionable
NBA Communciations PR: The NBA today announced the finalists for the 2025-26 NBA Sportsmanship Award. The annual honor recognizes the player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court. Current NBA players will select the winner from these six finalists (one finalist from each NBA division): Derrick White, TJ McConnell, Bam Adebayo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Al Horford, Harrison Barnes.
Dustin Dopirak: Carlisle says Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard and T.J. McConnell will be available. Says Aaron Nesmith has been dealing with the cervical strain for the last two games and woke up this morning and it was clear he wasn't in a good spot with it.
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.”
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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: Rick Carlisle says T.J. McConnell is out for this game, but Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Kam Jones and Micah Potter are all available. Said Aaron Nesmith won't play this week with his ankle injury.
Tony East: TJ McConnell is out, Aaron Nesmith and Micah Potter are in. Pascal Siakam won't play tonight or tomorrow. Could be back Sunday,
