Back home in Texas, Pacers center Myles Turner was invited by the Texas Rangers to throw out the first pitch Wednesday night prior to their game against the Detroit Tigers.
Growing up in Bedford, Texas, which is about 10 miles north west of Arlington, Texas, Turner jumped at the chance.
Throwing out the first pitch tomorrow at the @Rangers game hope y'all ready for this …
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A little more than three months ago, Lance Stephenson was on his couch in Brooklyn rehabbing an ankle injury. He had just come off a part-time, non-guaranteed job — a 10-day contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
He began the 2016-17 season with New Orleans. Played six games, needed surgery to repair a torn groin (ouch!), and was waived. Then, he joined Minnesota on a 10-day …
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Orangetheory Fitness in Greenwood announced on Facebook recently that it would have a mystery coach in for a morning session. That person has professional coaching experience, but not in this environment.
Former Pacers head coach Frank Vogel, in Indy to spend time with friends during the offseason, made the 35-minute or so drive from Carmel down south to Greenwood to a very special Orangetheory Fitness.…
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Kids not only say, but ask the darndest things, right?
That was the case Monday at the Irsay Family YMCA at CityWay when Pacers guard Lance Stephenson took questions from campers.
With Lance, somehow it always goes back to blowing in the ear of LeBron James during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals in 2014, a 93-90 Pacers victory. That will be part of …
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Lance Stephenson was “hyped” to be back home with the Pacers, signing a three-year deal to return to Indy at the end of March. He fully expected to play alongside four-time All-Star Paul George for the rest of the season, and for many more years to come.
George, however, felt that staying with the Pacers was not in his best interest and so he had …
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Myles Turner understood that his bosses were in a tough spot, having to trade Paul George after he made his desire to play in Los Angeles public. That also meant the Pacers would change their immediate focus.
Down in Orlando to support the Pacers’ summer league team, Turner joined NBA TV’s Matt Winer and Grant Hill at intermission. It were the first public comments made …
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Once more the Indiana Fever celebrated the career of Tamika Catchings. Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, they retired her number (24) and raised a banner to the rafters.
Before Catchings spoke — getting choked up because of the significance of something of this magnitude, being the first player in Fever history to have her jersey retired — Pacers Sports & Entertainment President Rick Fuson …
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In his first player decision as Pacers president of basketball operations, Kevin Pritchard selected forward T.J. Leaf out of UCLA at No. 18.
Leaf was the top-ranked forward on their draft board when the Pacers were on the clock. Just 20, Leaf is entering the pros after just one season at UCLA. He led the 31-5 Bruins with 16.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.…
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