The Indiana Pacers have won 15 of their last 20 games, and are surging up the Eastern Conference standings. Behind the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics, the New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, and Pacers comfortably make up the second tier of Eastern Conference contenders.

The indefinite suspension all but closes a complicated chapter of Butler's 13-year career. A former six-time All-Star, Eastern Conference Finals MVP and the leader of two teams who went to the NBA Finals, Butler has taken each of his four franchises to heights they have struggled to replicate without him.

LaVine would help the Bucks on offense by adding a third star. His defense has improved this season now that he has been healthy. He's no longer the defensive liability that he once was now that his knee is healthy. LaVine has also shown the ability to pass the ball more in recent games.

The Dunk Contest will be part of All-Star Saturday Night, Feb. 15 at the Chase Center in San Francisco (home to the Golden State Warriors). The entire evening will be broadcast on TNT, including the 3-point contest and a reported return (and expansion) of the Stephen Curry/Sabrina Ionescu shootout.

Jayson Tatum led the way with 24 points, six rebounds and three assists. Bridges has become one of the best dunkers in the NBA, and this slam shows why. He has six points, three rebounds and three assists. Charlotte leads New Orleans after the first quarter, 31-23.

Pacers forward Pascal Siakam has been his team's most consistent player. He has a chance to be an NBA All-Star but competition could be tough.

There has reportedly been some talk within league circles that Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner could become available ahead of the Feb. 6 NBA

The Indiana Pacers are in Paris, France to take on the San Antonio Spurs for the 2025 NBA Global Games. They are bonding on a business trip that has pros and cons.

Amid the ongoing Jimmy Butler trade saga, the Miami Heat continue to sit with a record hovering around .500. This week, the Heat are at the No. 16 spot in the

When Kel’el Ware was drafted 15th by the Miami Heat last June, it wasn’t certain when the Indiana product would break into Miami’s rotation — after all, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra focuses more on the game ahead than he presumes anything about the big picture.

The Thunder split their four games since beating Cleveland in a rematch of the league’s top two teams. They got back on track Sunday with a 118-108 win at Portland after a rare home loss to Dallas in the second of a back-to-back. OKC is 20-3 at home.

The books were donated from Kohler Elementary School classrooms through Riley’s sixth biennial book drive to benefit Books for Kids, aimed at increasing access to books and improving literacy. It's part of Next Door Foundation, a Milwaukee-based early childhood education and family services organization.