The Indiana Pacers have always struggled to live up to expectations this season after making a surprising run to the Eastern Conference Finals a year ago. Indiana is off to just a 20-18 start this season, good enough to defend a playoff seed so far at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
On Wednesday night, the Pacers defeated the Chicago Bulls 129-113. The team went viral on social media during the game, but for reasons they never expected.
A Twitter user watching the game looked up at the Jumbotron and noticed something interesting. Indiana's five players on the court form the smallest combination of numbers possible in a basketball game. Check it out:
Ben Maturin is number 00, Tyrese Haliburton is number 0, Obi Toppin is number 1, Andrew Nembhard is number 2, and Thomas Bryan is number 3. Add it all up and you'll have a total of five players wearing the number 3. Together on the court.
This is obviously very stupid, but it struck a chord with sports fans on the internet. of Pacers posted on official account (Original poster not credited, hey!) and images It popped up on SportsCenter's Instagram account In the same way.
The Pacers' record for the smallest possible number combination will never be broken. A win against the Bulls would also be pretty good.
