Here are my running thoughts from the Pacers’ 115-97 win over the New York Knicks Monday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Knicks without starters Kristaps Porzingis (sprained right ankle/illness) and Tim Hardaway Jr. (stress injury, lower left leg). Neither made the flight to Indy after losing at home last night to Orlando. Remember, Porzingis scored…
A lot happens each week with the Pacers and it’s not easy to stay on top of it. Introducing a new weekly feature, Pacers Last Week, which should help keep you up-to-date on all things Pacers. The Pacers (12-11) open a season-long six-game homestand Monday night against the New York Knicks (sans Kristaps Porzingis and…
Scot Pollard played in the NBA for five teams over 11 seasons, spanning 1997 through 2008. In his final season, he won a NBA championship with the Boston Celtics. Pollard, 42, lives in Indianapolis and has had no trouble filling the void that is left after basketball. He has dabbled in comedy and will soon…
Edmond Sumner continues to progress through rehabilitation from a torn left ACL suffered last January while at Xavier University. Over the last few weeks, he has been on the court shooting and doing light drills. “Basically he’s just warming up,” head coach Nate McMillan said on Nov. 22. “He can’t do anything live. He’s scripting…
Victor Oladipo is always doing something. He’s on his phone as the media enters the locker room postgame. Then, a team staffer wraps an ice bag around both of his knees before Vic talks to the media. After about 10 minutes of icing — which sometimes includes a few FaceTime calls — he hits the showers. By…