George Hill took it personal when the Pacers, his hometown team, pulled the trigger on a trade that sent Hill to Utah in exchange for Atlanta’s Jeff Teague, who’s two years younger.
Hill played for the Pacers for five seasons (2011-16). He felt he did what he was asked, and that he had given everything he could to the franchise … and then some. But he understands …
Eric Gordon has never been an NBA All-Star. In his first eight seasons as a pro, his team had a winning record just once, and reached the playoffs once — in 2015, with the New Orleans Pelicans.
Now playing for the Houston Rockets and beside NBA MVP candidate James Harden, Gordon is having the best overall season of his career.
Gordon, who turned 28 on …
It was a good summer for Indy product Mike Conley. In July, he signed the largest contract in NBA history: $153 million guaranteed over five years, an average of $30.6 million per year.
Here in Indianapolis, when we think of Conley we then immediately think of Greg Oden, who retired from the NBA due to a plethora of injuries. His body just wouldn’t let him …
Indy native D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera was signed by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Pacers’ Development League affiliate. The move came on Tuesday as they acquired him via the available player pool.
Most recently, Smith-Rivera was waived by the Windy City Bulls on December 5th. Appearing in six games, the 6-foot-3 guard averaged 3.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game.
Smith-Rivera turned 24 last …
His dad is known as Big Dog, he is GRIII. They both played high school basketball in Indiana and earned a paycheck in the NBA. The latter still is…
Glenn Robinson III was in Phoenix last week when he first learned that his father would be inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, set for March 22, 2017. He was informed by Dr. Chris …
FOX Sports Indiana is hosting “Basketball Day in Indiana” on Saturday, Dec. 10 in Central Indiana. The television home of the Indiana Pacers and Fever will broadcast for 13 continuous hours featuring five games, live shows originating from a set on Georgia Street, and several pre-produced features.
This theme is a spin off “Hockey Day Minnesota,” a now annual event that got started back in …
Indianapolis product D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera signed a training camp deal with the Chicago Bulls this week, a league source informed VigilantSports.com.
Smith-Rivera, 23, was not drafted in June’s draft and he did not participate in Summer League play.
By joining the Bulls, Smith-Rivera has a chance to play back home in Indianapolis as a pro. The Pacers host the Bulls in their lone preseason game at …
Indiana basketball was a highlight of national news program over the weekend. A CBS crew — national, not local — traveled to Indianapolis to document a big day for the 1954 Milan High School basketball team.
CBS’ Mark Albert was recently at Plumps Last Shot, Bobby Plumps great restaurant in Broad Ripple, as the Championship team reunited to sign autographs in the afternoon of March …