Overview
- Pacers fans booed through a pregame tribute video for Turner, and he mimicked the boos after hitting an early three-pointer.
- Before tipoff, Turner clarified that his recent remarks targeted the Pacers’ ownership and front office rather than fans or the city.
- Turner said Indiana’s top proposal was three years at $22 million, while he accepted the Bucks’ four-year offer of about $107 million with a final-year option.
- Pacers president Kevin Pritchard said ownership was prepared to go deep into the tax to retain Turner and that he learned of the Bucks deal via social media.
- The Bucks opened 4-2 with Turner contributing defensively despite modest scoring, while the injury-hit Pacers started 1-5 after Tyrese Haliburton’s ruptured Achilles and other absences.