Update: Thursday, 10:57 a.m. — Whittington was recalled not 15 hours after making the drive back and officially being assigned to the Mad Ants due to Ian Mahinmi (sore lower back) being doubtful for Thursday’s game against Toronto.
Pacers forward Shayne Whittington was re-assigned to the team’s D-League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Wednesday afternoon.
Whittington made the two-hour drive south on I-69 the …
The rights of former Indiana University standout Christian Watford have been acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants — the NBA D-League team owned by the Indiana Pacers — the team announced Monday night. In a deal with the the Reno Bighorns (Sacramento Kings affiliate), the Mad Ants traded Kadeem Jack, who joined the Pacers late for training camp this past October.
The deal is …
Glenn Robinson III and Joe Young joined Rakeem Christmas in Fort Wayne Sunday afternoon for a D-League game. It’s an easy two-hour trip north and gives the Pacers players a good opportunity to get game action in rather than just a practice with the Pacers.
In a 106-101 loss to Sioux Falls, Young scored a game-high 29 points — his highest total in three D-League …
The Pacers sent two more players to Fort Wayne on Sunday, assigning Glenn Robinson III and rookie Joe Young to their NBA Developmental League affiliate.
The Mad Ants have a home game Sunday afternoon (5:00 p.m. ET) against Sioux Falls so it’s a good opportunity to send two seldom-used guys up to get some game action in, and then have them re-join the Pacers on …
Rookie Joe Young hasn’t gotten a lot of opportunities yet — about 42 minutes total through 22 games — so his agent recently suggested that he go play in a few games in the NBA’s Developmental League. So, this past weekend, Young was assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the franchise Pacers owner Herb Simon bought in September.
Young, 23, joined the Mad Ants …
Joe Young got his first taste of the NBA’s Developmental League Saturday night. The Pacers’ seldom-used second-round pick was assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and led the team with 27 points in a 110-103 overtime loss to the Iowa Energy.
The 23-year-old’s stat line: 27 points (9-21 FGs, 3-5 3PT FGs, 6-7 FTs), three assists, three steals, two rebounds, and seven turnovers in …
Rookie Rakeem Christmas was named NBA Development League Performer of the Week for games played from Monday, Nov. 30 – Sunday, Dec. 6, the league announced on Monday.
Christmas, who was drafted 36th overall by Minnesota and shipped to Cleveland and then moved to Indiana for a future second-round pick, has played very well in the D-League. On Sunday, he scored a career-high 30 points …
The Fort Wayne Mad Ants got their season stared in a spectacular fashion.
Tied at 80 with under seven seconds to play, Shayne Whittington, on assignment from the Pacers, stole the ball away which allowed the Mad Ants to quickly call timeout.
With 2.8 seconds left and the ball being inbounded from 28-feet out, it was sent in to Xavier Thames. Jab left, one dribble …