Categories: Indiana Pacers

Myles Turner angrily responds to Bleacher Report snubbing him on list of DPOY candidates

Published by
Justin Benjamin

Indiana Pacers star Myles Turner was not pleased that Bleacher Report left him out of their list of top candidates for the Defensive Player of the Year award.

Turner, 24, is one of the best defensive players in the league.

As a matter of fact, he leads the league in rejections with 4.2 blocks per game this season. Utah Jazz All-Star Rudy Gobert is No. 2 on the list with 2.7 swats per game.

Unfortunately, Turner’s burgeoning block rampage has had to take a pause.

On Tuesday, the Pacers announced that Turner has an avulsion fracture in his right hand that will not require surgery. However, he is listed as day-to-day.

The big man is collecting 12.4 points, 6.8 boards and 1.5 steals per game this season.

Justin Benjamin

Justin has been writing about the NBA for several years. In addition to his stellar news coverage of the league, he has conducted multiple interviews with players and people around the league.

Published by
Justin Benjamin

Recent Posts

Yankees part-owner disses LeBron then gets blasted by ex-NBA wing for maybe ‘dumbest tweet of 2024’

Folks will be hard-pressed to name any NBA players in the league right now who…

3 hours ago

Alex Caruso more than willing to sign extension with OKC Thunder: ‘Would be awesome’

Saturday marks the six-month anniversary of the trade that sent guard Alex Caruso from the…

22 hours ago

Draymond on whether NBA players ask him for LeBron’s phone number: ‘You can’t get ahold of Bron’

Some NBA players have seemingly turned to Golden State Warriors defensive ace Draymond Green for…

22 hours ago

Paul Pierce says LeBron, K.D. and Steph need to force others to take ASG seriously: ‘Kob was gon’ force you to play’

The NBA All-Star Game has drawn criticism in recent years for not being competitive enough.…

3 days ago

Magic Johnson says Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are like him and Larry Bird: ‘We changed the NBA…they changed the WNBA’

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird formed maybe the most iconic rivalry between two players in…

3 days ago

Ex-Pelicans star implies New Orleans wasn’t a good city for Zion to land in: ‘We go to New Orleans when we wanna eat good’

Former New Orleans Pelicans big man DeMarcus Cousins shared his thoughts on Pelicans star Zion…

3 days ago