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Indiana Pacers Player Reportedly Will Miss Remainder Of NBA Season

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Indiana Pacers player Isaiah Jackson has appeared in five games this season.

The former Kentucky star had been averaging 7.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.6 blocks per contest while shooting 60.9% from the field before getting injured.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Jackson will now miss the remainder of the 2024-25 NBA season.

Via Charania: “Indiana Pacers C Isaiah Jackson has sustained a torn right Achilles tendon, league sources tell ESPN. Another Pacers big man lost this season to a non-contact Achilles tear.”

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Jackson was the 22nd pick in the 2021 NBA Draft and has spent all four seasons of his career with the Pacers.

His career averages are 7.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per contest while shooting 59.5% from the field in 163 regular season games.

He has also appeared in 15 NBA playoff games.

Via The Indiana Pacers on November 2: “Isaiah Jackson suffered an injury to his right Achilles tendon during last night’s game at New Orleans.

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An MRI taken earlier today confirmed that Jackson tore his right Achilles tendon, with surgery scheduled for Monday, November 4.”

The Pacers are currently 2-4 in their first six games of the new season.

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They most recently lost to Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans by a score of 125-118 (on the road).

Following the Pelicans, the Pacers will play their next game on Monday evening when they visit Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in Texas.

Last season, they reached the Eastern Conference finals.





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WATCH | Drone video captures Big Boy rolling through Northwest Indiana

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Statewide Silver Alert issued for two missing Indiana children

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Statewide Silver Alert issued for two missing Indiana children


A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for two young children in Indiana.

Police in Ripley County, southeast of Indianapolis, are looing for the children who may be siblings.

The first child is 3-year-old Aaliyah Buckingham.

She was last seen wearing a pink cat shirt and tie-dye shorts.

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The younger child is 1-year-old Shane Buckingham, last seen in a red shirt and diaper.

Police think both are with 45-year-old Timothy Buckingham, who was last seen driving a brown GMC truck.

Timothy is described as a 6′ 3″ white man weighing 225 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.

Photo of Timothy Buckingham provided by Indiana State Police

Police have not confirmed the relationship of the three, or why the children are believed to be in danger.

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Anyone who sees the three are asked to contact the nearest police department.



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Indianapolis firefighter hospitalized after battling fire at vacant home

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Indianapolis firefighter hospitalized after battling fire at vacant home


INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A firefighter for the Indianapolis Fire Department was sent to the hospital Wednesday after battling a fire at a vacant house.

According to a Facebook post made by IFD, the fire happened around 10:15 a.m. at a house on Bluff Rd. IFD says that there were several complications, including limited access to fire hydrants and “interior hoarder conditions” that IFD says was due to squatters.

The injured firefighter received “slight injury,” the Facebook post said.

It took over an hour and a half to get the fire under control, according to IFD, and another hour to put out all the remaining hot spots in the building.

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According to IFD, the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Their Fire Investigations Unit is working on figuring out what caused the fire.



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