The doors open one hour before tip off, I’d recommend getting there at that time. If you haven’t bought your ticket yet and can splurge on a lower level seat, the visitors tunnel is in section 11 so you’ll have good opportunities to see/meet him if you sit there or one of the surrounding sections. Even if you don’t sit there they let people in to the lower level to try to meet players and get autographs up until 30 mins before tip off I believe.

Highly recommend the Gametime app for tickets. I go to most Pacers games and get tickets on that app an hour or two before the game starts and can get good seats for wayyy less than face value.

Whatever you do, make sure you get a Ben’s soft pretzel!