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Pascal Siakam didn't really pick up basketball until he was 17, so he's always felt like he was playing catch-up to the more experienced players around him. But the Pacers want to hear his voice, because he's been where they have not:
Dustin Dopirak
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Dustin Dopirak
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Indiana Pacers beat writer at the Indianapolis Star.
Indianapolis, IN
Joined July 2009
- Per league source, the NBA directed teams to return to core uniforms for conference finals and finals. City editions were only allowed for the first two rounds.Intriguing uniform move here.
- Haliburton said he told the guys he wanted to walk off because Kobe Bryant did. But then he tried to walk and his leg was total dead weight and couldn't hold him up at all and says it's unbelievable that Kobe shot a free throw.
- Haliburton asked about living in Indy. Notes it's a bigger market that he's ever lived in because he grew up in Oshkosh and played in Ames. And he just needs his dog, video games and a court and he's happy.
- Adam Silver just walked toward the Pacers locker room and I think he went in.
- Rick Carlisle said the Pacers found out they didn't actually have the game ball anyway. They took the reserve ball and a security guard had the real game ball.
- Dort just threw Haliburton down during a free throw and nothing was called.
- Carlisle: "Small-market teams deserve an equal shot. They deserve a fair shot no matter where they're playing."
- "Indiana still yet to trail for one second this season." I am aware this sentence is true and yet I cannot process it.
- Carlisle: "Embiid, right now, he's probably the MVP with what their team is doing and how he's elevated his game. He's as difficult a guy to game plan for as there is in the game. Giannis is crazy ridiculous. Jokic is, same, and this guy may be even more difficult."
- Andrew Nembhard on the ESPN broadcast for Lakers-Mavs at Summer League. Was asked about Myles Turner and said he enjoyed his time with Myles and wishes him success in Milwaukee. Said Tyrese Haliburton is in good spirits but knows it's going to be tough for him to go as long as...
- Asked Daigneault what it's been like to be on the other side of the chess board from Rick Carlisle over the course of seven games. "Humbling," he said.
- Rick Carlisle said the Pacers have altered their training camp schedule to be off Saturday so they can attend Nancy Leonard’s funeral in Carmel that day.
- Matt Painter redshirting Brandon Newman and Mason Gillis and then starting them the next season (and the fact that they bought into it) tells you so much about where Purdue is as a program and how it operates.
