Obi Toppin has established himself as a real contributor and asset during his first two seasons with the Indiana Pacers.

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Pacers forward Obi Toppin will have surgery Monday to place a screw in the fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot and will be out until at least Feb. 1, coach Rick Carlisle said in ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin will miss at least three months due to a stress fracture in his right foot that will require surgery, coach Rick Carlisle said Friday. The team ...

Even before taking the court for Game 6 of the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers made a bold statement by releasing their Game 7 championship cap. At the time, many fans saw it as premature, even cocky.

Pacers forward Obi Toppin proposed to his long-time girlfriend Magdalena Bellinger earlier this week in Paris.

The Indiana Pacers have some work to do if they want to be seen as legitimate title contenders. With a pair of routs during the NBA Paris Games — losing by 30 and two days later winning by 38 — the ...

Toppin amassed 20 points (8-18 FG, 0-8 3Pt, 4-4 FT), five rebounds, three assists and two steals across 40 minutes during Thursday's 141-135 double-overtime loss to the Thunder. Indiana didn't get ...