Andrew Luck lives in downtown Indianapolis and has fully embraced the city he has called home for six years — since the Colts used the top overall pick in 2012 to land their franchise quarterback.
On Sunday, Luck arrived at training camp sporting a Pacers t-shirt.
He attends many Pacers games each season, but is often away from the court and up in a suite.…
Three days after signing his first NBA contract, Pacers rookie Alize Johnson gave his mother, Chanelle Johnson, a new car.
Johnson is from Williamsport, Pennsylvania and he’s the oldest of eight kids. He has three brothers and four sisters.
“When I’m running out there on the floor with that really high motor, it’s because of them,” he said at summer league. “I’m the leader. I’m …
LAS VEGAS — It was business as usual for Lance Stephenson this summer, working out daily in Indianapolis and playing in pick-up games against fellow pros several times a week at the Incrediplex in Lawrence. He sat courtside as multiple Indiana Fever games. He still has a home in Zionsville.
He did not expect for much to change, having just completed a full season in …
What was the feeling in Croatia when they played in the FIFA World Cup Final over the weekend? I had to find out.
On this episode of the Pacers Podcast, I called up former Pacer forward Damjan Rudež, a native of Zagreb, Croatia. While he’s not a huge soccer fan, the monthlong run by Croatia, with a population just over 4.1 million people, was special …
LAS VEGAS — The best thing to happen to the Pacers during NBA free agency was something they could not control. LeBron James choosing to play in the Western Conference, for the Los Angeles Lakers, makes the East a wide-open race.
For the Pacers, that means a LeBron-led team cannot eliminate them from postseason play, which has been the case in five of the last …
The 2018 NBA Draft was less than four weeks ago and he already suited up in five summer league games for the Indiana Pacers.
But Monday was a memorable day for Alize Johnson, the Pacers’ second-round pick (50th) out of Missouri State, because he signed his first NBA contract.
He becomes the 14th player under contract, leaving the franchise with one open roster spot.
The …
LAS VEGAS — The Pacers’ third and final pool game of the 2018 Summer League in Las Vegas was highlighted by a matchup of two top first-round point guards: Indiana’s Aaron Holiday (23rd) vs Cleveland’s Collin Sexton (8th).
This was the first real challenge for Holiday since he became a Pacer officially on July 1. It was obvious that they were going to go at …
LAS VEGAS — Kyle O’Quinn put ink to paper Monday morning at the St. Vincent Center in Indianapolis. He made his one-year deal with the Pacers, worth $4.5 million, official and then told reporters how he looked forward to joining a winning culture.
O’Quinn, a 28-year-old center, can expect to be the Pacers’ fifth big. That was the role of Al Jefferson in each of …