The Indiana Pacers have officially released the team’s four-game preseason schedule, which features only one contest at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on October 18, against Maccabi Haifa.
Facing off against the 2016-17 Israeli Super League runner-up is a fitting international match-up for the Pacers, since they selected only the third Israeli to make it to the NBA with the No. 18 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. Rookie forward T.J. Leaf was born in Tel Aviv while his father was playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Prior to that contest of interest, the Pacers will open their exhibition slate on the road against the Bucks on October 4, with games against the Cavaliers (Oct.