Indianapolis hasn’t hosted the NBA All-Star Game since 1985—when it was in the Hoosier Dome—something the league’s commissioner, Adam Silver, wants to change. But local officials haven’t pulled the trigger on a bid.
“It’s impressive,” Indiana’s C.J. Miles said after the Pacers gave up 131 points. "There’s some video game type stuff going on over there."
The five-story, 130,000-square-foot St. Vincent Center will be built downtown across the street from Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Mel Simon sold his stake in the Indiana Pacers to his brother Herb in February 2009, seven months before Mel's death. Lots of legal questions are swirling around the deal six years later.
Mel Daniels, the Hall of Fame center who helped the Indiana Pacers win three American Basketball Association titles, died Friday. Daniels later was an assistant coach, executive and scout with the Pacers.
Sales of season tickets, merchandise and sponsorships are all up. Attendance is expected to match—or even exceed—the 2013-2014 season. And the stadium deal the Pacers struck with the city’s Capital Improvement Board last year has freed the franchise to make investments it hopes will pay dividends long term.
James Morris, vice chairman of Pacers Sports & Entertainment, has been chosen for the biennial prize. As part of the honor, he will recommend a recipient for a $100,000 grant.
Indiana Pacers radio man Mark Boyle doesn’t reveal his age and prefers not to talk to strangers.
Quinn Buckner has great memories of his college, NBA and Olympic basketball teams, but doesn’t treasure the championship rings and medals they produced.
The owner of the Indiana Pacers has asked a court to declare that his late brother Mel’s estate and widow have no financial stake in the team.
The Indiana Pacers have become the 10th National Basketball Association team to buy their Development League affiliate. The Fort Wayne Mad Ants will become their exclusive farm team.
The Indiana Pacers and the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA’s D-League plan a “major announcement” Wednesday afternoon. Several media reports have said the Pacers are negotiating to buy the Ants.
The Indiana Pacers’ $50 million, five-story training venue will be called the St. Vincent Center and offer primary care, cardiovascular and sports performance services for the public.
The five-story practice facility across the street from Bankers Life Fieldhouse would contain a gymnasium and offices for basketball operations and Pacers Sports & Entertainment.
Pacers Sports & Entertainment is expected to ask the Capital Improvement Board to let it construct a building on city-owned land just east of Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Proposed changes that would let National Basketball Association teams substantially expand their marketing areas could generate more than $1 million annually for the Indiana Pacers.
The Pacers dumped their 7-foot-2 center and his $15.5 million salary for the upcoming season after Hibbert spent his entire career with Indiana, averaging 11.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots while reaching two Eastern Conference finals.
David West is walking away from a $12 million payday with the Indiana Pacers to chase a title with the San Antonio Spurs in his 13th NBA season. The veteran forward reportedly is taking a one-year, minimum salary contract worth $1.4 million.
Monta Ellis averaged 18.9 points and 4.1 assists with Dallas last season. He will help soup up the Indiana Pacers’ plodding offense next season, according to a source close to the deal.
A record 101 foreign-born players are on NBA rosters. Three overseas players are potential top 10 picks in the upcoming NBA draft.
