Why T.J. McConnell isn't playing for Pacers even with Tyrese Haliburton injury news

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Why T.J. McConnell isn't playing for Pacers even with Tyrese Haliburton injury news

T.J. McConnell introduced himself to the national basketball world in a major way last postseason as the Indiana Pacers made a run to the NBA Finals.

Then, when Tyrese Haliburton went down with a torn Achilles, McConnell became even more important to the Pacers, both in the present and future.

Haliburton is set to miss the entire 2025-26 NBA season, so McConnell should see plenty of the basketball for Indiana.

One problem, though, as the Pacers open their season against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a Finals rematch on Thursday night: McConnell isn't out there.

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