Category Archives: Pacers

Pacers resting three starters in regular season finale

Nate McMillan, Pacers,

The Pacers will rest three starters in their final regular-season game of the 2017-18 season. Victor Oladipo, Thad Young, and Bojan Bogdanovic will all sit Tuesday against the Charlotte Hornets with the team’s playoff seeding already set.

Indiana is slotted in the Eastern Conference’s fifth spot behind Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, and Cleveland. While their first-round opponent is still to be determined — either Philadelphia or …

Pacers locked into the fifth seed, will open the 2018 Playoffs on the road

Lance Stephenson, Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are in the postseason for the third consecutive season. They’ve surprised every one in the league by winning 48 games, including 21 on the road, and earning the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2018 NBA Playoffs.

Their playoff seed was settled Monday when the Cleveland Cavaliers (50-31) captured their 50th win in New York and the Central Division title.…

Ep. 81: Anthony Slater on The Athletic, covering the Warriors

The Athletic, Anthony Slater, Steve Kerr, Kevin Durant

When there is something going on with the Golden State Warriors, Anthony Slater is one of the best sources for information and context.

He’s in his fifth season covering the NBA and his second on the Warriors beat. His first three seasons, beginning in 2013, were in Oklahoma City documenting Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and all things Thunder.

This season, he’s doing it on a …

Pacers Last Week: Apr. 9 — Sweep of the Warriors, USAB roster includes two Pacers, winning road record secured

Lance Stephenson, Domantas Sabonis, Pacers

A lot happens each week with the Pacers and it’s not easy to stay on top of it. Pacers Last Week keeps you updated on everything going on with the franchise.

It’s the final week of the regular season. Can you believe it?

Victor Oladipo was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the third time this season. No other Pacer in franchise history…

Pacers’ Oladipo and Turner named to 35-man National Team roster for 2018-2020

Pacers, Victor Oladipo, Myles Turner

Victor Oladipo and Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers were named to USA Basketball’s player pool for the National Team in 2018-2020.

Those two local pros, along with Indiana products Mike Conley Jr., Eric Gordon, and Gordon Hayward were amongst the 35-man group that will participate in minicamp in Las Vegas July 25-27.

This is Turner’s first time being included on the National Team. He …

The man and idea behind the shoes: Meet Kickstradomis

Kickstradomis, Trevor Booker, NBA Kicks

Sal Amezcua is a 31-year-old creative artist who lives in Los Angeles. He’s best known as Kickstradomis. He’s the man behind the flurry of players wearing customized painted shoes on the court this season.

Trevor Booker was first introduced to him by Robert Covington, a teammate of his while with Philadelphia.

The Pacers spent three nights in Los Angeles last week during a four-game road …

Pacers blast Warriors to sweep season series

Pacers, Lance Stephenson

Absolutely no one saw this coming. Two meetings in ten days against the Golden State Warriors, who’ve won the NBA Championship in two of the last three years, … and two Pacers win.

So unpredictable that Las Vegas wouldn’t even publish the odds when the schedule came out in August.

The Pacers were the unlikely winners Thursday night as the Warriors making their annual visit …

Running thoughts: Pacers 126, Warriors 106

Pacers, Golden State Warriors

Here are my running thoughts from the Pacers’ 126-106 win over the Golden State Warriors Thursday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

The Warriors, winners of three in a row, held morning shootaround Thursday. Coach Steve Kerr was complimentary of the Pacers, their renewed spirit, and the job of Pacers head coach Nate McMillan. IndyCar driver Jack Harvey was the honorary captain on “IMS night.” Before…