Pacers owner Herb Simon, the longest-tenured owner in the National Basketball Association, got his wish: Indianapolis will host another NBA All-Star Game, league sources confirmed to VigilantSports.com. The official announcement will be made at a 4:00 pm press conference held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, along with Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, Indianapolis…
Paul George’s only game in Indianapolis, where he was drafted and spent his first seven NBA seasons, is set for Wednesday night and it will air nationally on ESPN. Reunion games are fun. He’s already gotten their first meeting out of the way, in Oklahoma City on on Oct. 25, a 114-96 Thunder win. George, whose…
The NBA made rest a priority this season, eliminating four games in five nights and cutting back on the number of back-to-back games. Still, sleep sometime can be a challenge for players and staff moving from city to city. To minimize the number of early-morning arrivals, Director of Sports Performance Shawn Windle started having the…
When Glenn Robinson III entered the NBA, the 40th overall pick in 2014, he went the unconventional route and signed with Chinese brand Li-Ning. A few years later, after he signed with the Pacers and got the opportunity he had hoped, he started wearing Dwyane Wade’s brand under Li-Ning’s umbrella, Way of Wade. “Over the…
Following his best week as a professional basketball player, the NBA named Victor Oladipo the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played December 4-10. Oladipo averaged 30.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.8 steals per game in helping the Pacers win all four of their games — over New York, Chicago, Cleveland, and…