Indiana Pacers wing Aaron Nesmith returned to the hardwood on Thursday, and he quickly reminded the Pacers and the rest of the NBA what he can do.

The Indiana Pacers swingman missed 2 1/2 months with an ankle injury before returning on Jan. 16, 2025, against the Detroit Pistons.

Nesmith will be in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pistons, Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star reports. Andrew Nembhard is sidelined with a back injury Wednesday, so Nesmith will take over in Indiana's starting lineup for the eighth time this year.

The Indiana Pacers are a topic of conversation in the Feb. 6 trade ... proposed a mock trade that would send Nets' Johnson to the Pacers for Obi Toppin, Aaron Nesmith, a 2028 first-round pick (top-five protected), and a 2030 first-round pick swap.

Lost in the fold of a dramatic game was wing Aaron Nesmith, who made his return after missing all of November and December with an injury. Nesmith started but played only nine minutes. However, he scored an efficient nine points and brought some needed defense against Cade Cunningham.

The Indiana Pacers have the best record in the NBA in the month of January. They are 10-2 and look like they are one of the best teams in the league. Indiana is finally healthy, which is why they are starting to make this run up the Eastern Conference standings.

Nesmith offered five words that should give fans faith as the Pacers gear up for the playoffs, saying "We've got a deep team." "We've always said it, for the past couple of years,

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There were six technical fouls (four by the Pistons and two by the Pacers) given out in the game and one flagrant foul. Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart was ejected in the second quarter for a flagrant foul on Thomas Bryant. Stewart also picked up a technical foul just one minute after he entered the game in the first quarter.

Aaron Nesmith returned to the Indiana Pacers lineup Thursday night after a 35-game absence due to an ankle injury. He wasted little time making an impact against the Detroit Pistons. Nesmith made ...

Thanks to injuries that left the Pacers shorthanded on the wing all season, he had appeared in all 42 of the Pacers' games and earned double-figure minutes in all but eight of those games including 32 of the 36 games since forward Aaron Nesmith sprained ...