Brownsburg’s own Gordon Hayward, a forward for the Utah Jazz, is one of three NBA players featured in the NBA’s latest #LeanInTogether public awareness campaign. In the 30-second spot, Hayward and his young family — wife, Robyn, and infant daughter, Bernie — are shown on a couch in presumably their home.
Also included in this year’s campaign: Chris Bosh (Miami Heat), Draymond Green (Golden State …
Paul George led the Pacers to a 103-98 win over the Boston Celtics Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. He finished with 25 points — 17 scored in the second half — seven rebounds, four assists and four steals.
George made nine of his 16 shots, but it was one that didn’t count that stood out.
In the final minute of the game, when the …
The Pacers earned their third straight win Saturday afternoon in a rare afternoon contest this season, 112-105.
With five minutes to play the Pacers’ lead was just two, 95-93. They scored five straight points to reach the century mark — the 14th consecutive Mavericks opponent to do so.
Following a free throw from George Hill — he missed the second one to end the Pacers’ …
Paul George and rookie Myles Turner are the focal point of a new feature on The Association, a reality series produced by NBA Entertainment.
Cameras were with the Pacers for a few days as the 2015-16 season got underway and then again with Paul George at All-Star Weekend in Toronto.
The Pacers (33-30) are currently seventh in the Eastern Conference but they’ve lost five of …
ESPN published its 30 for 30 short on the Pacers Telethon Tuesday morning. The story was pitched to ESPN by Indianapolis filmmaker Michael Husain, who then directed the film lasting 14 minutes and 35 seconds.
[Podcast with director Michael Husain]
In short – see what I did there? – the ABA Pacers were out of money in 1977 and needed income in order to continue. …
The Pacers lost Wednesday to the Charlotte Hornets, 117-95. It was the final game before the All-Star break … and you could tell that was the case with the Pacers. Paul George led the team with 22 points.
“You’ve got to win your home games against teams like this,” Frank Vogel said.
At the All-Star break, the team is 28-25 — good for sixth in …
The latest stop on the Kobe Bryant retirement tour was Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, where with a bum ankle he won his first NBA Championship — 4-2, back in 2000.
Bryant didn’t play great, but he did have a spectacular final stretch. He came in and scored 11 of his 19 points in the final quarter (on 4-of-11 shooting).
He had a special sequence …
Paul George is well aware that Monday is it. It’s the last time that he will ever go against five-time NBA Champion Kobe Bryant — a player he idolized while growing up in nearby Palmdale, California — in a competitive game.
(The two are each starters in the 65th annual NBA All-Star game slated for Sunday, Feb. 14.)
For George, he’s thinking about one-upping the …