Asked if he had a minute as he headed for the locker room after practice on Friday, Aaron Brooks paused.
"Me?" he asked.
You can't blame him for wondering. Brooks has been one of the least visible Pacers this season, which has been the least productive of an NBA career that began in 2007. Interview requests, whether after practice or games, have been as rare as UFO sightings.
A month ago, it seemed his season was over, aside from token garbage time appearances. He didn't play in 13 contests over an 18-game stretch from Feb. 1 through March 14, and didn't play long enough to score more than four points in any of the five games in which he did appear.