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The Pacers were playing without six injured guards — Tyrese Haliburton (torn Achilles), T.J. McConnell (left hamstring strain), Kam Jones (lower back stress reaction), Quenton Jackson (right hamstring strain), Johnny Furphy (left foot soreness) and Andrew Nembhard (left shoulder strain) — during Saturday’s contest in Memphis (Twitter link). Two more — rookie Taelon Peter (sore … [Read more...] about Pacers Notes: Injuries, Mathurin, Peter, Nembhard, Carlisle

The NBA G League held its draft for the 2025/26 season on Saturday afternoon. Players who signed NBAGL contracts and whose rights weren’t already controlled by a team were part of the draft pool. Affiliates from all 30 NBA teams took part in the draft, along with the unaffiliated Mexico City Capitanes. Dillon Jones, who was a first-round pick in the 2024 NBA draft, was selected … [Read more...] about 2025 NBA G League Draft Results

Kings star Domantas Sabonis will make his season debut in Friday’s home opener against Utah, as James Ham of TheKingsBeat.com relays (via Twitter). Sabonis sustained a right hamstring injury during a preseason contest on October 15. Sacramento subsequently referred to the ailment as a Grade 1 strain and said he’d be reevaluated in a week, with an expectation that he’d be out … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Sabonis, Porzingis, Nembhard, Moody, M. Wagner

The Pacers continue to be ravaged by point guard injuries. The team announced (via Twitter) that Andrew Nembhard has been ruled out for the second half of Thursday’s regular season opener against Oklahoma City due to left shoulder soreness. Ben Sheppard, who missed most of the preseason with an undisclosed injury, started the second half in Nembhard’s stead, tweets Scott Agness … [Read more...] about Andrew Nembhard Exits Pacers’ Opener With Sore Shoulder

After being arrested on Monday for alleged erratic driving, Pacers rookie Kam Jones was determined to apologize, both to his team and to the public, writes Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star. “I’m deeply sorry to the Pacers organization and the fans,” Jones said. “This was a very, very traumatic experience for me. I’ve never been through anything like this, but definitely a … [Read more...] about Pacers Notes: Jones, Turner, Mathurin, Nesmith