Category Archives: NBA

Pacers’ togetherness and team ego fuels 48-win season

Pacers, Domantas Sabonis

The Pacers aren’t done yet. Victor Oladipo reminded the crowd that before tip-off of their regular season finale Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

“We’re not done yet,” he told the crowd of 17,331. “The playoffs start this weekend so I look forward to seeing all you guys there. Let’s go shock the world.”

In reality, that’s what this team has done all season. Kevin …

VIDEO: Edmond Sumner makes NBA debut

Edmond Sumner, Pacers, Rookie

It took 82 games, until the final regular season game of the season for Pacers rookie Edmond Sumner to make his NBA debut. For the 22-year-old who spent most of the season recovering from a torn ACL, it was a sweet reward for everything he’s gone through over the last 14 months.

With 2:10 left in the Pacers’ home loss to the Charlotte Hornets Tuesday …

Oladipo: ‘Let’s go shock the world’

Victor Oladipo, Pacers, Bankers Life Fieldhouse

With their playoff spot locked up for the 2018 NBA Playoffs, Victor Oladipo was held out of Tuesday’s regular-season finale, along with Thad Young and Bojan Bogdanovic.

Oladipo does have a sore right toe after he stubbed it Sunday in Charlotte. However, Sunday was more about giving him a much-deserved game off and to ensure he is healthy for the postseason which begins this weekend, …

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 …