Indiana Pacers

Pacers Last Week: Feb. 5 — Rasual Butler remembered, Jefferson schools young bigs, GRIII rehabs in Fort Wayne

A lot happens each week with the Pacers and it’s not easy to stay on top of it. Pacers Last Week keeps updated on everything going on with the franchise. Victor Oladipo attended the IU-Purdue game in Bloomington, his first IU game since becoming a pro. He was honored before the game. His former IU…

Al Jefferson is a proud Patriots fan and wants to see Tom Brady go out on top

Like most sports fans in Indiana, Al Jefferson will be on his couch to watch the Super Bowl. But unlike most in Indiana, the Pacers center will be proudly wearing his Tom Brady jersey. “At home, baby! At home with my Tom Brady jersey on, ready to get another one,” he said after the Pacers…

Professor Al Jefferson enjoys showing young guns his ‘dinosaur’ game

Class was in session Saturday night. The incredibly talented and athletic 7-foot center Joel Embiid, hampered by injuries over his first three NBA seasons, played his first career game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and went against many different looks as the Pacers held off the Philadelphia 76ers off, 100-92. Both teams played the previous night…

Running thoughts: Pacers 100, 76ers 92

Here are my running thoughts from the Pacers’ 100-92 win over the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Both teams played last night. The Pacers lost in Charlotte, yielding a franchise-worst 49 points in the first quarter, and the 76ers won at home over the Miami Heat. This was the Pacers’ final regular-season home…

Ep. 74: Edmond Sumner

Edmond Sumner’s rookie season has been anything but typical for a first-year player in professional basketball. He suffered a torn ACL last year while at Xavier University, so most of 2017 was spent rehabbing and getting through the mental challenges of being away from the game he loves. The Pacers acquired a second second-round pick…