With 55.8 seconds remaining in the first quarter on Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Jeremy Lamb checked into the game for the Pacers. It was his first time playing in an NBA game in 332 days, since he tore his left ACL in Toronto on Feb. 23, 2020.
"It's been a long process," Lamb said. "I had a lot going through my head. I was nervous, anxious, just wanted to help the team. Just a lot of different emotions, but I was really excited."
Despite the long layoff, Lamb showed little signs of rust in the first half of Wednesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks.