Eric Gordon spent the last five seasons in New Orleans playing for the Pelicans. The Indy native and 2007 Indiana Mr. Basketball will be spending the 2017 All-Star Break back in New Orleans — selected as a participant in the 3-point shootout, a league source told VigilantSports.com. Gordon, in his first year with the Houston Rockets (34-14), has led…
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George Hill gets 30 and satisfying win over Pacers in first meeting since being dealt
George Hill took it personal when the Pacers, his hometown team, pulled the trigger on a trade that sent Hill to Utah in exchange for Atlanta’s Jeff Teague, who’s two years younger. Hill played for the Pacers for five seasons (2011-16). He felt he did what he was asked, and that he had given everything he could…
Eric Gordon soaring in Houston, making push for first All-Star nod
Eric Gordon has never been an NBA All-Star. In his first eight seasons as a pro, his team had a winning record just once, and reached the playoffs once — in 2015, with the New Orleans Pelicans. Now playing for the Houston Rockets and beside NBA MVP candidate James Harden, Gordon is having the best overall season of his…
Mike Conley says former teammate Greg Oden is ‘doing great’
It was a good summer for Indy product Mike Conley. In July, he signed the largest contract in NBA history: $153 million guaranteed over five years, an average of $30.6 million per year. Here in Indianapolis, when we think of Conley we then immediately think of Greg Oden, who retired from the NBA due to a plethora…
Mad Ants add D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera to roster
Indy native D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera was signed by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Pacers’ Development League affiliate. The move came on Tuesday as they acquired him via the available player pool. Most recently, Smith-Rivera was waived by the Windy City Bulls on December 5th. Appearing in six games, the 6-foot-3 guard averaged 3.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.8…