Less than a week before the 2017 NBA Draft, set for Thursday, June 22 in Brooklyn, James Blackmon Jr. is pushing through his final pre-draft workouts with NBA teams.
By this point, these guys are tired, unsure of where they are and what day it is. The Marion, Indiana product and 2014 McDonald’s All-American is scheduled for five workouts in five days. And that’s common. …
Paul George made the flight back to Indianapolis this week to serve as the co-host for the ninth annual Caroline Symmes Celebrity Softball Challenge for the third straight year along with Robert Mathis of the Colts.
As much as the community has embraced PG in his seven years with the Pacers, he has enjoyed giving back to this city and embraces the challenge to compete …
It was a fun but humid evening Thursday at Victory Field. More than a dozen Pacers players — past and present — came together with other local sports stars and celebrities to play in the ninth annual Caroline Symmes Celebrity Softball Challenge.
The event, which benefits the Indiana Children’s Wish Fund, was co-hosted by the Pacers’ Paul George, and the recently retired Robert Mathis of …
As the NCAA announced additional sanctions handed down to the Louisville basketball program on Thursday morning, which stemmed from the staff hooking up recruits with prostitutes while they were on campus from 2010 to 2014, former Cardinals guard Donovan Mitchell was going through a pre-draft workout with the Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
The NCAA informed Louisville it must vacate its 2013 NCAA Championship, more …
We all remember Luke Fischer from his short time in Bloomington. Just before the conference season during his freshman year, he looked like he was getting comfortable and finding his groove.
The next day, he transferred back home to Marquette.
Fischer is a 6-foot-10 big man who had a short stint at IU, then played two and half seasons at Marquette. This past season, his …
One of the summer highlights for sports fans in Indianapolis is the Caroline Symmes Celebrity Softball Game. The ninth annual game will be held on Thursday, June 15 at Victory Field.
The night is all in good fun, and there is a great cause that benefits: Indiana Children’s Wish Fund. They grant wishes to Indiana children, ages 3-18, who suffer from life-threatening illnesses.
For the …
Paul Watson Jr. is used to the comparisons to Paul George.
6-foot-7. 215 pounds. Skinny. Fresno State.
And yet they have only met once.
Watson Jr., a four-year forward for the Bulldogs, took part in a workout with George’s team on Wednesday. He averaged 11.4 points and 5.2 rebounds in his senior year.
He’s hoping to hear his named called in the two-round NBA Draft …
Point guard Jawun Evans would be an interesting choice for the Pacers in the 2017 NBA Draft. He’s a quick and dynamic scorer who is vocal out on the floor. He stands just 5-foot-11, though, and weighs 185 pounds.
Evans was part of the team’s seventh workout group that also included Oregon’s Dylan Ennis and Gonzaga’s Nigel Williams-Goss.
Evans opted to skip his final two …