David Benner is in his 24th season as the Director of Media Relations for the Indiana Pacers. He’s the primary contact between the media and the team.
Benner, however, has been both sides. He spent 16 years as a writer for the Indianapolis Star, including eight years covering the Pacers. He moved over to his present role with the team in 1994, replacing Dale Ratermann. …
Here are my running thoughts from the Pacers’ 104-84 loss to the Utah Jazz Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell received a loud applause during team introductions. Plenty of red in the building — Louisville fans making the two-hour drive north to see Mitchell, who played two seasons for the Cardinals. Pacers owner Herb Simon was in his usual seat adjacent…
Lance Stephenson has been issued a Flagrant-1 foul for tripping Milwaukee Bucks center John Henson in Monday’s win at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Nothing was assessed during the game, but cameras clearly captured Stephenson sticking out his left foot to trip Henson with 5:10 to play in the Pacers’ 92-89 win. A flagrant was handed out Wednesday afternoon after review by the league office.
“It was …
During Monday’s Pacers win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Lance Stephenson had some fun with veteran Jason Terry.
They clearly were talking trash talk throughout the game — and it picked up in the second half. Early in the second quarter, Terry appeared to blow in Stephenson’s ear after connecting on a 3-pointer over him.
Then, to start the fourth quarter, Stephenson nailed a trey to …
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With Bankers Life Fieldhouse hosting the annual Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament last week, the Pacers went on the road for four in a row. After losses in Dallas and Atlanta, they earned wins…
It will be eight weeks on Friday, March 2 since Slick Leonard, alone in his church’s parking lot, slipped on ice when unloading boxes to recycle. He forgot to put his car in park, slipped, and shattered the trochanter in one of his hips and says the pain has been “a monster.”
Slick was admitted to a central Indiana hospital and placed in room 529, …
Trevor Booker plans to sign with the Indiana Pacers once he clears waivers later this week after being waived by the Philadelphia 76ers, a source confirmed to VigilantSports.com
Booker shared his excitement for what’s next in a tweet Wednesday afternoon.
Indy, let’s work!!!!
— Trevor Booker (@35_Fitz) February 28, 2018
Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype first reported Booker’s intentions to join the Pacers.
The 76ers waived …
Kurt Streblow is in his fifth season as an emcee for Pacers home games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. This past week, he was invited to emcee several events at All-Star Weekend 2018 held in Los Angeles.
Streblow credits Pacers Vice President of Game Operations Dean Heaviland for not only hiring him years ago, but for also recommending him to the league to be one of …