NBA fans 激突する '有罪に low' prize after Indiana Pacers fan nails a 解放する／自由な throw, 3-pointer AND a half-法廷，裁判所 発射 in hugely impressive half-time game... only to walk away with just $500!

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The Indiana Pacers have been slammed on social マスコミ after they dished out a paltry $500 prize to a fan who managed to nail a 解放する／自由な throw, a 3-pointer and a half-法廷，裁判所 発射 in an impressive halftime showing on Friday night.

Halftime games have long been a 中心的要素 of NBA culture, with 支持者s 招待するd 負かす／撃墜する from the stands and given the chance to 勝利，勝つ 抱擁する prizes, like cars and thousands of dollars.

The Pacers' game against the Portland 追跡する Blazers on Friday night was no different, with a man called Nathaniel given the chance to show off his 技術s on the 法廷，裁判所.

Pacers fan Nathaniel nailed three hugely impressive 発射s in his half-time challenge

The Pacers tweeted about his $500 prize - and got plenty of stick from fans in the comments

And show off he did, nailing a 解放する／自由な throw, a three-pointer and a half-法廷，裁判所 発射 within a time 限界, 誘発するing wild 祝賀s on the paint.

While other fans have done far いっそう少なく to 勝利，勝つ hundreds of thousands of dollars, Nathaniel may have been わずかに disappointed to land himself just $500 and a 'prize pack' from sponsors Hoosier 宝くじ and the Pacers.

In fact, just two months ago, a lucky Los Angeles Lakers 支持者 was given a 抱擁する $75,000 for his halftime show 勝利，勝つ, and the same franchise has 以前 dished out six-人物／姿／数字 sums.

Taking to social マスコミ, some fans were quick to 激突する the prize-givers in Indiana, with more than one labelling the Pacers a 'poverty franchise', while another 主張するd that 量 would hardly buy his family a 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of drinks in the 影響.

NBA fans called the prize 'embarrassing' and a 'travesty' in comparison to other franchises

One labelled the Pacers a 'poverty franchise' for not gifting their fan more cash for his 勝利，勝つ

On the 法廷，裁判所 during the game, the Pacers （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the 追跡する Blazers to 調印（する） a fifth straight home 勝利，勝つ

どこかよそで, one wrote that it was 'embarrassing', and another called it a 'travesty'.

On the 法廷，裁判所, the Pacers continued their impressive ホームラン, winning a fifth straight game.

In 最近の weeks, they have beaten the 追跡する Blazers, Raptors, Clippers, Cavaliers and 強硬派s in Indiana, last losing a game on their home 法廷，裁判所 on December 18 - to the Knicks.

全体にわたる this season they are seventh in the east, 5.5 games 支援する from the league-主要な Celtics with a 22-18 記録，記録的な／記録する.??