NY Newsday reports: Talk around the Garden is that Eddy Curry has guaranteed a Knicks victory over the Pacers tonight. I don’t know who he said this to, but it had to have happened before I spoke with him. Curry never mentioned the Pacers when I talked to him this morning at the shoot-around, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t say it to another reporter.
The Pacers locker room was a-buzz with Curry’s apparent prediction.
InsideHoops.com update:
No, Eddy Curry did NOT make any sort of guarantee that the Knicks would beat the Pacers in New York today.
Apparently, what happened is, a Knicks beat writer JOKED to another reporter that Curry made a guarantee earlier today. Some eavesdropping media member or two heard it and word somehow spread, even reaching the Pacers before the game, who didn’t know it was a joke.

Chicago Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas has been suspended one game without pay and Indiana Pacers forward Troy Murphy has been fined $10,000, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations.
Thomas was suspended for striking Murphy in the face, while Murphy was fined for his role in escalating the incident by shoving Thomas. The incident occurred with 3:51 remaining in the second period of the Pacers 117-102 win over the Bulls at Conseco Fieldhouse on Dec. 12.
Thomas will serve his suspension tonight when the Bulls host the New York Knicks.

The Indiana Pacers announced Wednesday they have signed forward Courtney Sims to a contract.  Per club policy, terms of the contract were not released.

The Indiana Pacers announced Tuesday they waived center Courtney Sims.
The 6-11, 245-pound rookie from the University of Michigan played in just two regular season games, averaging 4.5 minutes.
He received 28 minutes in a preseason game on October 23, finishing with 12 points and 8 rebounds.