His dad is known as Big Dog, he is GRIII. They both played high school basketball in Indiana and earned a paycheck in the NBA. The latter still is… Glenn Robinson III was in Phoenix last week when he first learned that his father would be inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, set…
FOX Sports Indiana is hosting “Basketball Day in Indiana” on Saturday, Dec. 10 in Central Indiana. The television home of the Indiana Pacers and Fever will broadcast for 13 continuous hours featuring five games, live shows originating from a set on Georgia Street, and several pre-produced features. This theme is a spin off “Hockey Day Minnesota,” a now annual event that got…
Indianapolis product D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera signed a training camp deal with the Chicago Bulls this week, a league source informed VigilantSports.com. Smith-Rivera, 23, was not drafted in June’s draft and he did not participate in Summer League play. By joining the Bulls, Smith-Rivera has a chance to play back home in Indianapolis as a pro. The Pacers host…
Indiana basketball was a highlight of national news program over the weekend. A CBS crew — national, not local — traveled to Indianapolis to document a big day for the 1954 Milan High School basketball team. CBS’ Mark Albert was recently at Plumps Last Shot, Bobby Plumps great restaurant in Broad Ripple, as the Championship team…
Last weekend, I ventured east of downtown Indianapolis on Interstate 70 to Knightstown, Indiana. It was a straight-shot drive, nearly 40 miles to the home of the “The Hoosier Gym.” That gym, of course, was used in the basketball movie seen by sports fans across the country: Hoosiers. The Hoosier Gym remains in great condition and is a mini museum. Upon entering,…