Pacers forward Obi Toppin and his fiancée celebrate Parisian engagement

INDIANAPOLIS – While the Indiana Pacers are in Paris to play two games against the San Antonio Spurs, one member of the team is already having a memorable trip.

Striker Obi Toppin proposed to his girlfriend Magdalena Bellinger in the French capital on Tuesday, January 21, and she said yes!

The couple shared the news on Instagram with a series of photos from the big moment and the message: “Forever with you.”

“(T)he perfect Paris proposal,” the Pacers posted in their own announcement on social media, “Congratulations to Obi Toppin and his fiancée Mag on their engagement!”

All-Star Tyrese Haliburton told NBA Europe the proposal was the best part of the Paris trip so far.

“Well, Obi got engaged, that was pretty cool. “It puts a little pressure on me now, which is great,” said Haliburton. “But that was cool to see.”

Toppin, 26, is averaging 10 points and four rebounds per game in his second season at Indiana. Last year, he was the only Pacers player to appear in all 82 regular-season games, averaging 10.3 points and 3.9 rebounds.

He was also one of only three players in the NBA to record 100 dunks and 100 3-pointers during the 2023-24 season, joining San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama and Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren who achieved this feat.

The Pacers and Spurs play their first of two games in Paris on Thursday, January 23rd. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET. The same teams will face off again on Saturday, January 25th, for a game that begins at 12:00 p.m. ET.