Pacers guard Victor Oladipo will participate in the 2018 NBA Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star weekend next month, the league announced Thursday. This will be Oladipo’s second time in the featured event on All-Star Saturday. He last participated in 2015, representing the Orlando Magic, and finished in second behind Zach LaVine, now with the Chicago Bulls….
The next step in Glenn Robinson III’s rehabilitation of his left ankle took him two hours north on Interstate 69, to Fort Wayne on Thursday, where he suited up for the Mad Ants of the G League for just the second time. Robinson III played 28 minutes and finished with 12 points (5 of 14 from…
Determined to finish the season on an NBA roster, Damien Wilkins has returned to the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League, the team announced Thursday. It was with the Swarm last season, averaging 14.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 31.5 minutes per game in 2016-17, where the Pacers took notice of Wilkins’…
Old hat. That was one of Rasual Butler’s nickname in the Pacers locker room. He was with the team for just one season (2013-14), a 34-year-old vet who had earned a spot via summer league and training camp, and ended up having a significant impact on every single person in the locker room. Four years…
Pacers head coach Nate McMillan will be away from the team for the next two days and won’t travel to Charlotte for Friday’s game against the Hornets. Longtime assistant coach Dan Burke, on staff with Indiana since 1997, will coach the team Friday. “Coach Burke will be taking over practice (Thursday) and I will be…