Bucks center Myles Turner returns to Indiana and is booed in his first game against his old team

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers honored longtime center Myles Turner with a pregame highlight reel Monday night.

Fans responded with a loud chorus of sustained boos.

Turner had hoped for a warmer reception from the city he called home for the first decade of his pro career, but in his first game in Indianapolis as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks he received boos that persisted each time he touched the ball.

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle predicted before the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.that Turner would "get a warm reception, which he deserves.”

But Turner didn't hear his first cheers until he missed his first throw, less than two minutes into the game.

Turner’s fans turned on him for leaving in free agency in July.

Turner's odd day began with a morning shootaround inside the