UPDATE: Pacers tap Raptors assistant as new head coach
Toronto head coach Nick Nurse confirmed in late September that Nate Bjorkgren had interviewed with the Pacers and that he was confident Bjorkgren would be a finalist.
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Pacers losing senior VP of basketball operations to 76ers, reports say
Peter Dinwiddie, an Indianapolis native, has been a key member in the Pacers front office for more than decade, moving quickly up the ladder after starting in the ticket office.
Pacers seeking new ‘new age’ coach who can win in playoffs
Five days after firing Nate McMillan, Pacers President Kevin Pritchard has embarked on a search for a replacement who can communicate better with today’s players and coaches a more updated playing style.
MARK MONTIETH: Pacers had solid reasons to keep, fire Nate McMillan
Nate McMillan had the fourth-best winning percentage among Pacers coaches, but he also had a 3-17 playoff record.
Pacers fire McMillan as head coach after another first-round playoff exit
Nate McMillan took over coaching duties of the Pacers prior to the 2016-17 season. The firing comes less than two weeks after the team gave him a contract extension.
McMillan gets rewarded by Pacers with 1-year contract extension
Coach Nate McMillan has a record of 181-136 in four seasons and needs one more win to break a tie with Rick Carlisle for third in career victories during the franchise’s NBA history.
Pacers’ Brogdon in quarantine after positive test for virus
Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon wasn’t healthy before the season was suspended, sitting out with a leg and hip muscle injury. But the stoppage has allowed him to recover.
NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan
The NBA’s Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida. The Indiana Pacers would be among the 22 teams involved in the restart.
NBA to present players with plan for season restart
Under the plan, the Indiana Pacers and 21 other teams would temporarily move to the ESPN Wide World Of Sports complex near Orlando in late July and play eight games to determine playoff seeding.
Former Pacers GM, ABA commissioner Storen dies at 84
The Indiana Pacers remembered Mike Storen as the man who was instrumental in choosing the team’s name, designed the first logo, and “paved the way for the Pacers’ eventual entry into the NBA.”
Empty venues won’t kill Pacers, Colts profits; Indians, Eleven will struggle
NBA and NFL teams will face a considerable financial hit if they are forced to play with no fans in the stands, but, thanks to their lucrative TV contracts, it won’t knock them into the red.
Virus forces CIB to scale back first phase of $360M fieldhouse renovation project
The Capital Improvement Board is significantly scaling back the first phase of a $360 million Bankers Life Fieldhouse renovation as uncertainty about working conditions and the NBA season have thrown a wrench into the construction schedule.
UPDATE: NBA suspending season because of coronavirus concerns
The decision follows news that a player has tested positive for the virus. A source said the league expects the shutdown to last a minimum of two weeks.
CIB approves $62 million in contracts for Fieldhouse overhaul
The board approved eight bids—mostly to local firms—for the first and second phases of the $360 million project.
2019 YEAR IN REVIEW: Lawmakers OK funding plan for arena updates, soccer stadium
The law, which passed with bipartisan support in April, created funding plans for most of a $360 million renovation of Bankers Life Fieldhouse and the construction of a $150 million soccer stadium for the Indy Eleven by diverting millions of dollars in annual state tax revenue to the Capital Improvement Board.
Pacers to reduce emphasis on suites in renovation
The change comes as the Pacers look to create court-facing gathering areas like those found at other new or renovated venues.
Pacers don’t expect new naming-rights deal for fieldhouse until 2020
Pacers Sports & Entertainment hopes to pin down a new multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal before the first phase of a $360 million renovation to the venue begins next summer.
Pacers give Sabonis 4-year deal to keep core group together
The Pacers did not announce financial terms of the deal though ESPN.com first reported it was worth $77 million in guaranteed money and Sabonis could make as much as $85 million with bonuses.
Legacy project for 2021 NBA All-Star Game in Indy to focus on youth-oriented groups
Officials said the initiative will provide grants of up to $50,000 for 21 brick-and-mortar capital improvement projects that focus on health and wellness or education.
Pacers PR chief Rockwood leaving for Butler University position
Former Butler University basketball player Brent Rockwood is set to become vice president and chief of staff at his alma mater, the university said Wednesday.