On Thursday night, backup guard T.J. McConnell's superb play set the tone and led the Pacers. Haliburton drew praise for playing 22 minutes despite dealing with a calf injury. However, after the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — When T.J. McConnell checked in for the first ... But the Pacers didn’t need the full measure of Haliburton because of whom he calls their “Great White Hope.” In Game 5, ...

T.J. McConnell became first player in NBA Finals history to have 10 points, 5 assists and 5 steals off the bench. INDIANAPOLIS – T.J. McConnell’s night started inauspiciously enough. A ...

INDIANAPOLIS — T.J. McConnell chuckles at it instead of taking it as an insult, the whole “great white hope” thing assigned to him by Tyrese Haliburton. But it seems to work in Indianapolis ...

White Sox AL East. Blue Jays ... T.J. MCCONNELL: ALL HEART, ALL HUSTLE 😤 10 PTS 😤 5 AST 😤 5 STL First player since 1973-74 to record these numbers off the bench in a Finals game 🤯🤯 ...

Simply put, after a Game 6 blowout win, the Pacers would not be in position for their first NBA title in franchise history without McConnell's smart, hard-nosed play. I don't think it's a stretch ...

T.J. McConnell is the first player in @NBA history to record 5+ steals & 5+ assists off the bench in the Finals ... I call him the Great White Hope. He does a great job of bringing energy in this ...