Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton plans to keep trying for a three-point title after a close call on his home court, per Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star. Haliburton was in a four-way deadlock for the best score after the first round, but he lost in a tie-breaker and failed to reach the finals. “I think I’m going to just keep coming back until they don’t allow me to, and … [Read more...] about Tyrese Haliburton Will Keep Trying Until He Gets A Three-Point Contest Win
Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups Among Hall Of Fame Finalists
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 14 finalists for 2024 on Friday evening (via Twitter), with former NBA stars Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups among the nominees. Billups is currently head coach of the Trail Blazers. Here’s the full list of finalists: Chauncey Billups — Five-time All-Star, three-time All-NBA, two-time All-Defense, one-time champion, 2003/04 … [Read more...] about Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups Among Hall Of Fame Finalists
Haliburton: We Can Reach Conference Finals
Tyrese Haliburton believes the Pacers can reach the Eastern Conference Finals, and perhaps even represent the conference in the NBA Finals. “I have no doubt in my mind that we can be a conference finals team, no doubt in my mind that we have that capability,” he told Marc J. Spears in an Andscape interview. “And again, I don’t even want to say that because I don’t want to put a … [Read more...] about Haliburton: We Can Reach Conference Finals
Pacers Notes: Siakam, Raptors, Haliburton, Meeting, McDermott
Pascal Siakam made an emotional return to Toronto on Wednesday evening, including converting a bank shot that sealed the Pacers‘ victory with 25 seconds remaining, per Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca. “I tried to stay focused on the game as much as I could, but it [was] just hard, just coming in here and seeing so many familiar faces and reflecting on everything,” Siakam said. “Coming … [Read more...] about Pacers Notes: Siakam, Raptors, Haliburton, Meeting, McDermott
And-Ones: MVP Race, 2024 Draft, Korkmaz, Okafor, More
With Joel Embiid no longer eligible for this season’s MVP award due to the number of games he has missed, the race appears wide open, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN, who conducted another version of his straw poll ahead of the All-Star break. The 100 media members polled over the weekend by MacMahon selected Nuggets center Nikola Jokic as the current MVP favorite, with … [Read more...] about And-Ones: MVP Race, 2024 Draft, Korkmaz, Okafor, More