US EditionBucks Center Myles Turner Returns to Indiana and Is Booed in His First Game Against His Old Team
- On Nov. 2, Myles Turner returned to Gainbridge Fieldhouse as an opponent after spending the first 10 years of his career with the Indiana Pacers before signing with the Milwaukee Bucks.
- Turner described his free agency as a 'rug pull' and said Indiana Pacers front office 'made it very easy for me' to leave despite their four-year, $107 million offer, while Turner claims Milwaukee offered $40 million more.
- On the court, Turner has shown defensive impact but uneven scoring, averaging under 10 points and shooting 39 percent while Bucks coach Doc Rivers said, shrugging.
- Pacers fans greeted Turner with boos sustained through a tribute video and each ball touch, amid Indiana Pacers’ injury struggles and a 0-5 start.
- Milwaukee's aggressive roster move — including a $113 million maneuver — helped the Bucks, with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Myles Turner, rank among conference leaders and face Indiana at least three more times this season.
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Antetokounmpo drills buzzer-beater as Bucks edge injury-riddled Pacers
Giannis Antetokounmpo capped his game-high 33-point performance on Monday (Tuesday, November 4, Manila time) with a buzzer-beating, turnaround fadeaway to lift the Milwaukee Bucks past the Indiana Pacers, 117-115, in Indianapolis. Backing down Aaron Nesmith in the closing seconds, Antetokounmpo pivoted at the left elbow just as a double-team from Isaiah Jackson came from the corner. Jackson leapt to block Antetokounmpo’s shot attempt, but the hi…
The Bucks imposed themselves on the mermaid against the Pacers thanks to a basket of Giannis Antetokounmpo (115-117).
It's unfair for anyone who has given ten years of their life to a team, he said of his teammate who until last year played for Indiana.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo buzzer-beater lifts Bucks over Pacers
Giannis Antetokounmpo capped his game-high 33-point performance on Monday with a buzzer-beating, turnaround fadeaway to lift the Milwaukee Bucks past the Indiana Pacers, 117-115, in Indianapolis.
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Antetokounmpo hits buzzer-beater to send Bucks past Pacers 117-115 in Turner's Indy return
Giannis Antetokounmpo made a 17-foot buzzer-beating jumper to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 117-115 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
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