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Scott Agness: Pascal Siakam (rest), Aaron Nesmith (rest), Andrew Nembhard (injury management), and T.J. McConnell (injury management) all OUT for tonight in Detroit. Second night of a b2b Isaiah Jackson upgraded to questionable. He recently cleared concussion protocol, has been ramping up
The Pacers have upgraded TJ McConnell (right hamstring soreness) to available for Friday’s game against San Antonio.
The Pacers have ruled out Ben Sheppard (left calf strain) for Monday’s game against Houston. TJ McConnell (right hamstring soreness) and Jay Huff (left ankle sprain) are available.
Tony East: Aaron Nesmith off the injury report for the Pacers tomorrow in Houston. TJ McConnell questionable with his hamstring soreness. Jay Huff added as questionable with a left ankle sprain, Ben Sheppard upgraded to questionable with his left calf strain.
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Scott Agness: Isaiah Jackson, who exited last game in the first quarter, has a concussion and is ruled out for tonight v Bucks. T.J. McConnell (left knee soreness) is questionable. Pacers on a road/home back-to-back.
TJ McConnell (left knee soreness) has been ruled out for Monday's game against Boston. Johnny Furphy (left ankle sprain) is available.
Following up on his breakthrough in the NBA Cup Final Four, Tyler Kolek helped turn the tide with a statement double-double and a strong second quarter in Thursday’s 114-113 Knicks victory over the Pacers. The scrappy Kolek finished with 16 points and 11 assists, both career highs, in 26 minutes and was sent a message by coach Mike Brown to embrace the defensive mindset of the opposing point guard from Thursday night — Indiana’s TJ McConnell. “And I’m not comparing all small white guys with each other when I give TJ McConnell as an example. But I say, look, this dude has been in the league for [what feels like] 30 years. And it’s because of his toughness first, especially defensively,” Brown said. “And his ability offensively to understand where his strengths are.
After matching a season-high with 12 assists to just two turnovers in Monday night’s 140-123 blowout win against the Los Angeles Clippers at Kaseya Center, Mitchell owns an excellent assist-to-turnover ratio of 5.1 this season. Among the 276 players around the NBA who entered Tuesday with 10 or more games played and averaging 15 or more minutes per appearance, only Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell and Denver Nuggets guard Tim Hardaway Jr. have a better assist-to-turnover ratio than Mitchell this season. “I try not to think about it as much,” Mitchell, 27, said of his ratio. “Because the more you think about not turning the ball over, the more you turn the ball over. So I just kind of just go in there and try to draw the other team in, and my teammates do a good job of just getting open.”
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Tony East: Rick Carlisle on defense in the final minutes: "McConnell, Nembhard, Mathurin, these guys did a great job defensively tonight. Mathurin's defense has taken a real step forward this year. He's taken matchups, he did a really great job on Giddey... this is part of the growth process."
Michael Scotto: Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell is available to make his season debut tonight against the Utah Jazz, according to coach Rick Carlisle. McConnell has been out with a left hamstring strain and will provide a needed boost for an injury-plagued Pacers squad.
Dustin Dopirak: Rick Carlisle says Kam Jones is still a ways out. Says T.J. McConnell is getting closer. "He's been ramping up pretty steadily." Says Nesmith is very sore today after hitting the floor hard last night.
The team’s top four options are all sidelined with injuries — just one game into the 2025-26 season. Already, they’re without Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles rehab), T.J. McConnell (left hamstring strain), and Quenton Jackson (right hamstring strain). Starting point guard Andrew Nembhard joined the list after he sustained a left shoulder strain minutes into the first game of the season against Oklahoma City. While defending Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the MVP and Finals MVP last season, Nembhard’s left arm got trapped under SGA’s right arm. He was called for his second foul, then immediately leaned forward and clutched his left arm.
