Hall of Famer Slick Leonard plans to get behind a microphone for the first time in 2018 on Sunday when the Pacers host the Miami Heat to Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5:00 pm).
This was a date Slick had considered and he informed his radio partner, Mark Boyle, of his intentions Saturday afternoon.
“Just spoke to Slick five minutes ago. Tomorrow is now a definite go,” …
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@MC1Dell: What is the Pacers record since Glenn Robinson has been back playing? Coindence OR not?
Glenn made his season debut after the All-Star break on Friday, Feb. 23 against the lowly Atlanta …
The Pacers captured their 42nd win of the season Friday night, hanging on to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers in their first meeting of the season, 109-104. It guarantees the franchise a winning record for the sixth time in seven years, including three in a row.
Bojan Bogdanovic led all scorers with a game-high 28 points on 12-of-18 shooting. And when he’s hitting, it opens …
Walter McCarty, currently assistant coach for the Boston Celtics, is returning to Indiana, his home state, to become the head coach of the University of Evansville men’s basketball team.
Evansville reached agreement with McCarty Thursday afternoon, the school announced. An introductory press conference set for Friday at 5:30 pm CT inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
McCarty is a graduate of Evansville Harrison High School. He went …
Nate McMillan surveyed the scene, then went back to the coach’s locker room to watch more film. Thad Young took his game uniform off as he knew the game was never going to be played. Victor Oladipo hung around the locker room, and later joked that he considered returning to the court with an umbrella.
Singing in the rain.
The Pacers are back in New …
The Pacers continue to be with Domantas Sabonis after the center had his left ankle rolled on by Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid on March 13th.
Sabonis did not travel with the team to Washington DC over the weekend but he will accompany them to New Orleans on Wednesday. The team, however, has already ruled him out for their make-up game against the Pelicans.
It …
From 1999-2003, Lakers head coach Luke Walton played basketball alongside Jason Gardner at the University of Arizona. Gardner, a 1999 IHSAA State Champion at North Central High School and Indiana’s Mr. Basketball his senior season, is now the head coach at IUPUI.
Speaking after shootaround Monday as the Lakers prepared to face the Pacers, I asked coach Walton if he had any good stories about …
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I wrote about Darren Collison, who returned after an 11-game absence due to a left knee operation, having his best season as a pro. Bankers Life Fieldhouse will be changing names after the 2018-19…