They went into the Olympics having different circumstances. Paul George was fired up to participate in international basketball and represent his country in doing so for the first time. It was a childhood dream. Tamika Catchings, meanwhile, is in the final months of her professional career — she will retire at the conclusion of the Fever…
Tamika Catchings thought she was done in London. She thought that it would be her third and final Olympics. They left with a gold medal, earning it in a dominating fashion, and she thought that it was time to turn it over to the young ones. Later, Diana Taurasi talked her out of it. “Yeah, we’re coming…
USA Basketball men’s and women’s teams touched down in Rio Wednesday ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games. Unlike the majority of the athletes competing, they are not being staying in the Olympic Village. Instead, they have a cruise ship all to themselves. USA Basketball, consisting of some of the best athletes in their sport, is staying…
The annual Knox Indy Pro Am is set for another season of games, running Tuesday, July 26 through Sunday, August 7. The Indianapolis-based Pro Am typically goes on for several weeks but this year it will be held on seven dates over a two-week period. Carlos Knox is the man behind the idea. A former pro overseas and…
When the Indiana Fever hit the floor for pre-game warmups Tuesday evening, prior to their 92-82 win over the Los Angeles Sparks, every player was outfitted in a black t-shirt. “There’s a lot of stuff going on around the world and we just didn’t want to have anything on the shirt that may cause a raucous,”…