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Pacers Owner Could Have Sworn He Cut Tobias Harris 3 Years Ago


INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Pacers owner Kid Monotone did a double-take when passing the practice facility weight room and catching a glimpse of forward Tobias Harris doing dumbbell presses. 

"I was absolutely shocked," Monotone said in an exclusive interview with NBN Today. "I spit out my green drink and got it all over my Lacoste polo."

Despite being a regular visitor at the facility, the longtime owner said he had no idea Tobias Harris was still on his team. 

"I mean, we've dropped out of the playoffs early year after year," he lamented, exasperated. "Do you think I've been willingly paying Tobias Harris a max contract this whole time??"

According to Monotone, he made the decision to void Harris's contract back in 2021, mere months after acquiring the forward from the Kings. 

"He's an absolute scrub. You see it here, you see it in the NBA. He shouldn't sniff playing time on a team that wants to make a playoff push. I swear to God I cut that [expletive] in December 2021."

"I do stats, so I should know who's on my team," he lied.

Monotone eventually admitted that he may have believed Harris to be the "guy who cleans the showers" for the past three years.

Harris, on his part, claims to be a beloved member of the Pacers family. 

"Oh yeah, Jacob and I go way back," he gushed in a post-game interview late last season. "He's been there for me ever since he traded for me in 2021 and what's more, he looks out for my family," he added, referencing the lucrative contract extension he signed with the Pacers.

Harris has appeared in 259 games with the Pacers in the past three years and is the second-leading points scorer all-time for the franchise.

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