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Quenton Jackson made headlines on Monday for his overtime heroics during the Indiana Pacers’ upset win over the New York Knicks<\/a>. He continued to turn heads during Tuesday’s 115-110 win over the Brooklyn Nets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jackson threw down an incredible poster dunk<\/a> over Egor Demin during the second quarter of the come-from-behind victory.<\/p>\n

QUENTON JACKSON ELEVATES FOR THE MONSTER ONE-HANDED SLAM \u203c\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/GL3ESBv0gF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NBA (@NBA) February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Jackson’s highlight dunk quickly made the rounds on social media. The 27-year-old has been the Pacers’ biggest success story amid increased opportunities during an unexpected tanking season.<\/p>\n

After brief stints with the Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls<\/a>, Jackson signed a two-way contract with Indiana at the end of the 2023-24 campaign. He saw limited opportunities last season.<\/p>\n

However, with Tyrese Haliburton’s Achilles tear thrusting the Pacers into a gap year, the former Texas A&M star has broken out in a rotation role this year.<\/p>\n

Quenton Jackson continues breakout season during wins over Knicks, Nets\"IndianaTrevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Jackson has averaged 8.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists on .480\/.407\/.769 shooting splits in 15.9 minutes per game across 26 appearances with 10 starts.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-4 guard scored 24 points on 9-of-10 shooting during a Feb. 3 loss to the Utah Jazz. He followed that by posting 19 points, seven of which came in overtime, on 5-of-7 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from three during Monday’s win over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n

Jackson’s recent play may have kept him on the bench down the stretch of Tuesday’s win over the Nets. The Pacers made no secret of their tanking agenda<\/a> in Brooklyn, resting Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith and T.J. McConnell. Despite Jackson being a plus-5 in 19 minutes through three quarters, Rick Carlisle did not play him the entire fourth.<\/p>\n

Indiana also kept Jarace Walker, who led the team in scoring with 23 points, on the bench for the final six minutes of the game. Kam Jones drained a go-ahead three-pointer with 15 seconds remaining to give the Pacers the win.<\/p>\n

Jackson is eligible to play one more season on a two-way contract. However, his production could lead the Pacers to convert him to a standard deal in the coming months.<\/p>\n