Most visiting NBA teams head straight to the airport after concluding business at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. It’s on to the next city.
Monday night, after Marco Belinelli drained a jumper in the left corner to lift the Spurs past the Pacers, 95-93, they had something special to celebrate. Their head coach Gregg Popovich, a sure Hall of Famer, had just earned his 1,000th career win.…
Happy Flo-Jo day.
When the Pacers take the court tonight at Bankers Life Fieldhouse against the Detroit Pistons, they’ll have a different look to them. Yes, George Hill will return to the starting lineup — but the team will trot out in the Flo-Jo uniforms, what the franchise wore from 1990-97.
They’ll wear them for five other games, four at home: Feb. 22 vs. Golden …
The banners on the east side of Bankers Life Fieldhouse have new company. A new banner to celebrate the Indiana Pacers’ Central Division title for the 2013-14 season has been raised. They now have six division titles.
As PA announcer Michael Grady begins his usual pre-game introduction, he will highlight the banner as it is shown on the giant video board.
The Pacers are back-to-back …
CINCINNATI — The Indiana Pacers were at David West’s alma mater, Xavier University, in Cincinnati, Ohio for their fourth preseason game of the season. Playing against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, tickets sold out in less than 15 minutes.
The Cavaliers led most of the game but the Pacers’ reserves used a 16-0 run late and came back from a double-digit hole to make …
On Tuesday, I finally got my first look at the newly renovated Fairgrounds Coliseum (formerly the ‘Pepsi Coliseum’).
And wow, it was spectacular.
The place was busy with people, IUPUI men’s basketball fans who were scurrying around the building looking for their desired seat location for season tickets. There are more than 6,500 seats with the current setup, up from 1,215 at The Jungle, the …
The Indiana Pacers held their annual media day Monday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the official sign that a new season is here.
Take a look at photos captured from the event – at the press conferences and the various photo shoots held on the main floor.
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Last week while in Terre Haute, Indiana, I figured no visit – no matter how short – was complete without checking out the statue of Hall of Famer Larry Bird.
In a small town with everything so close together, the stop was just two blocks out of my way.
Indiana State University, where Bird starred on the basketball team from 1976-79, erected a statue of …
The premiere of Indy filmmaker Ted Green’s latest documentary, “Slick Leonard: Heart of Hoosier,” made its world premiere Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
The crowd of about 1,000 were some of the first to see this film on a very special man to the basketball community in Indiana. Mayor Greg Ballard, Pacers President Larry Bird, Donnie Walsh, Slick’s radio partner Mark Boyle, five members …