Author Archives: Scott Agness

Pacers unveiling new look Friday at River West StreetFest

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The Pacers will unveil their new look on Friday at a streetfest that was announced to the public just two days ahead of time.

From 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, the Pacers are hosting what they are describing as an “interactive community basketball event,” in the parking lot of The Kinney Group. It’s located west of the downtown area (2425 W. Michigan St.).

What …

Frank Vogel trains at Katie Douglas’ Orangetheory Fitness

Orangetheory Fitness in Greenwood announced on Facebook recently that it would have a mystery coach in for a morning session. That person has professional coaching experience, but not in this environment.

Former Pacers head coach Frank Vogel, in Indy to spend time with friends during the offseason, made the 35-minute or so drive from Carmel down south to Greenwood to a very special Orangetheory Fitness.…

Shayne Whittington signs one-year deal to play in Russia

Former Pacers center Shayne Whittington has signed a one-year deal to play in Russia next season. B.C. Zenit Saint Petersburg announced the signing last week.

“Very excited to announce that we will be with Zenit next year!” Whittington shared on Instagram. “St. Petersburg, Russia is a beautiful city and I’m excited to get to know it better! 🇷🇺🇷🇺”

After two seasons with the Pacers (2014-16), …

Mad Ants holding open tryouts for 2017-18 season on September 23rd

The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the developmental league affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, will hold their annual open tryouts a few months before the 2017-18 season.

The Mad Ants, of the rebranded G-League, have scheduled open tryouts for Saturday, September 23rd from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Plassman Athletic Center at Turnstone.

The cost to try out is $150 per player, if registered …

Troy Williams reaches multi-year agreement with Houston Rockets

Troy Williams will return to the Houston Rockets for another season, reaching agreement with the team on a multi-year deal, a league source confirms to VigilantSports.com. The first year is fully guaranteed.

The Rockets are loaded in the competitive Western Conference, adding perennial All-Star point guard Chris Paul via trade to go alongside MVP finalist James Harden, Eric Gordon, Nene, Trevor Ariza and more.

Williams, …

KeyBank enters agreement to become the Banking Home of the Pacers

KeyBank has signed a larger sponsorship deal with the Pacers that will make them the team’s “Official Banking Partner” and rename the lower-level suites floor to the “KeyBank Suite Level.”

The five-year deal was announced at a press conference held at the top of the lower bowl of Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Wednesday (July 19).

“This partnership is a huge, huge up-step here,” said Rick …

Three years later, Lance Stephenson is stilling answering questions about blowing in LeBron’s ear

Kids not only say, but ask the darndest things, right?

That was the case Monday at the Irsay Family YMCA at CityWay when Pacers guard Lance Stephenson took questions from campers.

With Lance, somehow it always goes back to blowing in the ear of LeBron James during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals in 2014, a 93-90 Pacers victory. That will be part of …

Lance Stephenson ‘heartbroken’ to see Paul George leave Pacers

Lance Stephenson was “hyped” to be back home with the Pacers, signing a three-year deal to return to Indy at the end of March. He fully expected to play alongside four-time All-Star Paul George for the rest of the season, and for many more years to come.

George, however, felt that staying with the Pacers was not in his best interest and so he had …