Pacers forward Glenn Robinson III continues on with his rehab process after having left ankle surgery during training camp.
“Last Friday (Dec. 8), I got cleared to be able to shoot and to start running and jumping again so I’m feeling great,” Robinson III said recently. “I don’t have a timetable right now of when I’ll be back. They want to see where my limits …
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The other two players in the Pacers’ offseason deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder commonly referred to as “The Paul George Trade” are Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis.
Both young players spent just one season in OKC. They witnessed and played a part in Russell Westbrook’s MVP season where he averaged a triple-double (31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds and 10.4 assists) and passed Oscar Robertson (1961–62) …
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Victor Oladipo was invited by the Indianapolis Colts to their primetime game Thursday evening. It was the featured game on Thursday Night Football on NBC as they hosted the Denver Broncos to Lucas Oil Stadium.
Before the game, Oladipo roamed the field in a custom No. 4 Colts jersey and he visited with players, like Broncos wide receiver Cody Latimer, who also attended Indiana University.…
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The game was over but there was a crowd of people in the tunnel. They weren’t waiting for an autograph or to slap hands with a player.
A pack of more than a dozen media members had gathered outside the Oklahoma City Thunder’s locker room less than five minutes since the conclusion of the game, a 100-95 win by the Thunder to snap the Pacers’ …
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The Thunder have been the center of reunion games in the NBA. There was Kevin Durant returning to Oklahoma City last year, and again this year. Now one of their own, Paul George makes his return to Indianapolis and will play in front of Pacers fans Wednesday night.
As George noted when he spoke with two dozen media members … yes, it’s on ESPN.
“Obviously …
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Paul George is back in Indianapolis and tonight will sit on the opposing bench for the first time. The Pacers (16-11), winners of four in a row, host the 12-14 Oklahoma City Thunder, who have yet to hit their stride this season.
This will be George’s first game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse since informing Pacers officials that he would not be back for the 2018-19 …
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Paul George’s only game in Indianapolis, where he was drafted and spent his first seven NBA seasons, is set for Wednesday night and it will air nationally on ESPN. Reunion games are fun.
He’s already gotten their first meeting out of the way, in Oklahoma City on on Oct. 25, a 114-96 Thunder win. George, whose agent informed Pacers President Kevin Pritchard that he would …
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When Glenn Robinson III entered the NBA, the 40th overall pick in 2014, he went the unconventional route and signed with Chinese brand Li-Ning.
A few years later, after he signed with the Pacers and got the opportunity he had hoped, he started wearing Dwyane Wade’s brand under Li-Ning’s umbrella, Way of Wade.
“Over the course of time, I built a relationship him,” Dwyane said …
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