It was a fun but humid evening Thursday at Victory Field. More than a dozen Pacers players — past and present — came together with other local sports stars and celebrities to play in the ninth annual Caroline Symmes Celebrity Softball Challenge.
The event, which benefits the Indiana Children’s Wish Fund, was co-hosted by the Pacers’ Paul George, and the recently retired Robert Mathis of …
We all remember Luke Fischer from his short time in Bloomington. Just before the conference season during his freshman year, he looked like he was getting comfortable and finding his groove.
The next day, he transferred back home to Marquette.
Fischer is a 6-foot-10 big man who had a short stint at IU, then played two and half seasons at Marquette. This past season, his …
Paul Watson Jr. is used to the comparisons to Paul George.
6-foot-7. 215 pounds. Skinny. Fresno State.
And yet they have only met once.
Watson Jr., a four-year forward for the Bulldogs, took part in a workout with George’s team on Wednesday. He averaged 11.4 points and 5.2 rebounds in his senior year.
He’s hoping to hear his named called in the two-round NBA Draft …
Point guard Jawun Evans would be an interesting choice for the Pacers in the 2017 NBA Draft. He’s a quick and dynamic scorer who is vocal out on the floor. He stands just 5-foot-11, though, and weighs 185 pounds.
Evans was part of the team’s seventh workout group that also included Oregon’s Dylan Ennis and Gonzaga’s Nigel Williams-Goss.
Evans opted to skip his final two …
On the heels of the Golden State Warriors winning their second NBA title in three years, the NBA conversation quickly turned to how another team will dethrone this super team. It took Draymond Green not getting suspended, plus the addition of 2014 NBA MVP Kevin Durant to capture the title once again.
LeBron-led teams in the Eastern Conference have reached the NBA Finals in each …
Glenn Robinson III teamed up with University of Michigan legend Jalen Rose in a trivia battle on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The six-minute feature pit the Pacers duo against Andre Drummond & Caron Butler from UConn.
This aired Sunday evening (June 4th) on a special ahead prior to Game 2 of the NBA Finals. It was pre-recorded in Hollywood, California on Wednesday, May 31.
GRIII and …
While in Hollywood last month to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Pacers star Paul George took a moment to record a line for one of the show’s marquee segments — “Mean Tweets.” During the segment, public figures, often times professional athletes, read a hateful post about themselves from Twitter.
In this NBA Finals Edition, Paul George is one of more than a dozen individuals — …
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Running a few laps behind for much of his time in the race, Buddy Lazier’s day ended early Sunday during the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500.
Lazier, driving the 44-car sponsored by Pacers point guard and Indianapolis native Jeff Teague, slammed into the Turn 2 wall on lap 122. The single-car accident in Turn 2 cut the race short for Lazier, …