The Pacers waived Brown on Tuesday, Tony East of SI.com reports.
Brown made 15 regular-season appearances for Indiana in 2023-24 and averaged 1.4 points in 4.2 minutes. He will now enter the 2024-25 campaign as a free agent.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Enters rotation in blowout win
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Brown totaled zero points (0-2 FG), two rebounds and one block in 10 minutes during Sunday's 121-89 victory over the Knicks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Brown and several fellow second-stringers saw an uptick in playing time Sunday, with Brown seeing his first action in this series. The Pacers took control early and never relinquished, leveling the series at 2-2. Game 5 is in New York on Tuesday, where both teams will look to gain the upper hand.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Back to NBA
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The Pacers recalled Brown from the G League's Indiana Mad Ants on Tuesday.
Brown played for the Mad Ants in Tuesday's 123-101 loss to the Delaware Blue Coats in the G League playoffs. With the Mad Ants' season officially over after the loss, Brown will serve as a depth piece for the Pacers for the rest of the 2023-24 campaign.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Returns to NBA club
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The Pacers recalled Brown from the G League's Indiana Mad Ants on Sunday.
Brown signed a three-year standard contract with the Pacers on March 3, so he's a candidate for an off-the-bench rotation role down the stretch. Minutes could be hard to come by given the Pacers' postseason ambitions, however.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Returns to NBA club
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The Pacers recalled Brown from the G League's Indiana Mad Ants on Monday.
Brown recorded 25 points (9-15 FG), six rebounds, two blocks and a steal during the Mad Ants' 115-108 win over the Delaware Blue Coats on Monday. However, he's not expected to see meaningful playing time at the NBA level.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Returns to NBA
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The Pacers recalled Brown from the G League's Indiana Mad Ants on Thursday.
Brown was assigned and recalled on the same day, suggesting he went through a practice with the G League squad. After appearing in three straight NBA games to start March, totaling nine minutes, Brown has been left on the sidelines for each of the Pacers' last four games.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Available Sunday
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Brown (illness) is available for Sunday's game against the Spurs.
Brown carried a questionable tag into Sunday's game due to an illness, but he will officially be available to play. Brown's availability should not impact the rotation, however, as he has seen just 11 minutes of action since Jan. 15.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Signs standard three-year deal
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The Pacers converted Brown's (illness) two-way contract into a standard three-year NBA deal Sunday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
Brown has made six appearances for the Pacers this season, averaging 1.7 points in 4.5 minutes per game. The new deal doesn't mean he'll have a larger role any time soon, but he will see a slight increase in pay for the remainder of the season.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Dealing with illness
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Brown is questionable for Sunday's game against the Spurs due to an illness.
Brown's potential absence shouldn't impact Indiana's rotation, as he's played just 11 total minutes over three NBA appearances since Jan. 15.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Scores team-high 25
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Brown racked up 25 points (11-17 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-3 FT), five rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes during Tuesday's 122-110 win over Capital City.
Brown continues to be a synergistic scorer inside the arc as opposed to a player lighting it up from deep or transitioning into a 3&D role. His plus-14 net rating was second best on the Mad Ants on Tuesday, trailing only starting point guard Elfrid Payton.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Set to ink another two-way deal
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The Pacers plan to sign Brown to a two-way contract Tuesday, Tony East of SI.com reports.
The 48th overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft, Brown spent his rookie season on a two-way deal with Indiana. He saw most of his game action in 2022-23 with the G League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants before he underwent season-ending surgery in late February to address a right tibia stress fracture. Brown returned to action during the Las Vegas Summer League and will look to carve out a bigger role with the Pacers in Year 2.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Gets season-ending surgery
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The Pacers announced Monday that Brown is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to address a right tibia stress fracture.
Though Indiana didn't offer up an official timeline for Brown's return, it's safe to conclude that the surgery will spell an end to his rookie season. The second-round pick out of Baylor first missed time in December on account of the stress fracture, but he was able to return to action in late January before suffering a setback approximately a month later. Since he logged just six appearances at the NBA level in his rookie season, the 19-year-old will likely be a candidate to play for the Pacers' entry in the Las Vegas Summer League if he's made a full recovery from his surgery by late June.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Sidelined with shin injury
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Brown didn't play in Wednesday's 141-125 win over College Park due to a shin injury.
Brown scored a season-high 20 points last time out, but he's now dealing with an injury. It's unclear when he'll suit up again.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Season-high 20 points
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Brown produced 20 points (9-11 FG, 2-3 3Pt) four assists, three rebounds, one steal and one block in 31 minutes during Monday's 132-128 win over South Bay.
Brown was lights out en route to a season-high 20 points. Across 16 G League appearances, the 19-year-old is averaging 10.2 points while shooting 50.7 percent from the field and 32.4 percent from deep.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Return timeline unclear
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Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said Tuesday that Brown (lower leg) has been cleared to take part in more activities during practice, but the rookie remains without a clear timeline to make his season debut, Tony East of SI.com reports.
Brown, a rookie second-round draft pick out of Baylor, has been sidelined since the second week of December with a stress reaction of his right tibia. Considering that Brown is one of the Pacers' two two-way players, he'll likely return to action with the G League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants rather than with the NBA team once he advances to the point of being cleared to play in games. Since Carlisle hasn't specified that Brown has been cleared for full-contact, 5-on-5 work, the 19-year-old's absence will most likely stretch into next week, if not longer.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Remains out
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Brown (lower leg) has been ruled out for Wednesday's matchup against the Knicks.
Per Tony East of SI.com, Brown was cleared for more activity during Tuesday's practice, but he'll remain out for at least one more game. The 19-year-old hasn't played since Dec. 7 due to a lower leg injury.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Remains out
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Brown (leg) has been ruled out for Wednesday's matchup against the 76ers.
Brown hasn't played since Dec. 7, and it was reported in mid-December that he'd be out for at least two weeks. Given it's been longer than two weeks, the team should release another update on Brown in the coming days. However, until then, Brown's status will be handled game-by-game, with Friday's matchup against Portland marking the rookie's next chance to suit up.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Out at least two weeks
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Brown has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right tibia and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star reports.
Brown's rookie season has been placed on pause after sustaining a leg injury. While he's failed to produce at the NBA level this season, the Baylor product is averaging 11.3 points and 6.5 rebounds across his first six G League showings with the Fort Wane Mad Ants.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Solid production in win
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Brown registered 19 points (7-15 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 1-1 FT), six rebounds, two steals and one assist in 37 minutes during Sunday's 130-123 win over Grand Rapids.
After a quiet season opener, Brown was more aggressive offensively in Fort Wayne's second contest. Across two games, the 19-year-old is averaging 13.5 points on 45.8 percent shooting from the field.
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Pacers' Kendall Brown: Joins Pacers' G League affiliate
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Brown was sent down to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Thursday, Tony East of WTHR Channel 13 Indianapolis reports
Brown signed a two-way deal with the Pacers after being selected 48th overall this past year and was expected to split time between the Pacers and their G League affiliate. Look for Brown to receive ample minutes with the Mad Ants for the foreseeable future, but he may get called up later in the season due to the Pacers' rebuilding status.