Though Butler leaving the Heat in free agency (without the Heat’s help) would not leave Miami with cap space to sign a max player this summer or anything close to a max player directly into cap space, there are ways around that — avenues that could give the Heat more than $60 million in spending money in July.

The Indiana Pacers will be taking on the Golden State Warriors on Friday as they look to keep the winning ways going strong. However, they may be without a few

Thomas Bryant found out he'd be starting his first game with the Pacers on Wednesday afternoon and responded with 22 points in a win over Chicago.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 33 points and handed out 15 assists, Myles Turner added 21 points and the Indiana Pacers rolled past the Miami Heat 128-115.

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler says he needs to find joy again on the basketball court. And when asked if he can find that joy in Miami, he had a two-word answer. “Probably not,” he said.

While Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner, Pascal Siakam, and Bennedict Mathurin will play against the Heat, the Pacers' roster has suffered a myriad of injuries, making the bench a game of Russian roulette, as it's hard to gauge who will have enough in their chamber to supplement the starters' production.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 33 points and handed out 15 assists, Myles Turner added 21 points and the Indiana Pacers rolled past the Miami Heat 128-115.

Indiana didn’t waste much time as Tyrese Haliburton came out aggressive early and often, consecutive threes launching the Pacers to a 12-2 advantage in the first few minutes. They would hold that lead rather comfortably for most of the first half.

Miami Heat (17-14, sixth in the Eastern Conference ... TOP PERFORMERS: Herro is averaging 24.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Heat. Myles Turner is scoring 14.9 points per game and averaging 7.2 rebounds for the Pacers.

Behind six double-digit scorers and a masterful performance by All-NBA point guard Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers (17-18) beat the Miami Heat (17-15), 128-115, on Thursday at Kaseya Center.

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Tyrese Haliburton scored 33 points and dished out 15 assists to help the Pacers handle the Heat 128-115 on Thursday in Miami.