Jason’s Deli inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse will soon be moving out.
Pacers Sports & Entertainment (PS&E) announced on Friday that Jason’s Deli, known for its healthy sandwiches, soup, and salad bar, will close after business on Friday, June 29th. It opened last fall, replacing Dunkin Donuts after seven years.
In the same announcement, PS&E says its team store, which was rebranded and got a facelift …
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All 30 NBA teams will be in the same location for the first time as they all participate in the Las Vegas Summer League from July 6-17. Games are played on the campus of UNLV, split between the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, which are connected.
The Pacers will opens the NBA’s the 12-day, 82-game schedule on Friday, July 6 against the Houston …
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Lance Stephenson teamed up with Shon Dollar for a new song published on June 12, “Drip.”
What does it mean to be drip? From Urban Dictionary: “Just another word for immense swag.”
Sounds about right for Lance.
Stephenson, a product of Brooklyn, has dabbled in music over the last five years. His first single was almost four years ago after signing with the Charlotte Hornets …
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How long has it been since the Pacers’ group finally beat the Robert Mathis-led Colts team? I’ve covered all but two of the 10 games and I don’t remember them ever winning. Mathis’ team has been flat-out dominant.
Mathis’ team has been so successful that when he began co-hosting the event with a Pacer — first Roy Hibbert, then George Hill and Paul George — …
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Lance Stephenson entertained the crowd and helped the Myles Turner-led gold team finally defeat Robert Mathis’ group led by young Colts players. And in the bottom of the fifth inning, up 7-1, Lance Stephenson successfully completed the hidden ball trick.
Got ’em.
Stephenson had the softball in his glove, pointed to the crowd, and then tagged quarterback Phil Walker on second base. That ended the …
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The Pacers have turned their full attention to the draft, which is set for Thursday, June 21 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. After going 48-34 during the 2017-18 season, good for the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, the Pacers have picks 23 and 50 at their disposal. (They lost a four-way tiebreaker.)
The team’s draft is headed up by Ryan Carr, the Director …
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By June 5 last year, the Pacers had already brought in five groups of draft hopefuls consisting of six players in each. Same thing in 2016. Four groups by then in 2015.
During this time, which can drag on for prospects, reporters are welcome to interview any of the participants before they head to lunch with a handful of Pacers staffers. Then, they head their …
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Myles Turner is co-hosting the Caroline Symmes Celebrity Softball Challenge with former Colt Robert Mathis for the first time on Thursday.
He took over the reigns from several former Pacers before him. First Roy Hibbert, then George Hill and Paul George. Now it’s Turner, the longest-tenured player currently on the roster, stepping up (and to the plate).
This is the 10th annual softball challenge, which …
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