Indiana Pacers

Oladipo returns, makes first 11 shots in leading Pacers to victory over Magic

Victor Oladipo was in a groove Monday night, and he didn’t even know it. “No, I was just playing. I had no clue,” Oladipo said after the Pacers’ 121-109 win over the Orlando Magic, the team that selected the IU product second overall in the 2013 NBA Draft. Oladipo made his first 11 shots and…

Running thoughts: Pacers 121, Magic 109

Here are my running thoughts from the Pacers’ 121-109 win over the Orlando Magic Monday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Victor Oladipo is back – and in the starting lineup – after being sidelined for one game due to a bruised right knee. The injury occurred in their 107-104 win over Toronto Friday night. He…

Ep. 69: Kelli Towles, Pacers’ Director of Community Relations

Kelli Towles is in her 24th year with the Indiana Pacers heading up the community relations department. She is in charge of community outreach, and involving the players to positively impact Central Indiana. There are NBA initiatives, such as Jr. NBA Week and Hoops For Troops, and then there are dozen of events unique to…

Victor Oladipo open to singing the national anthem before Pacers home game

Victor Oladipo wouldn’t commit to singing the United States’ national anthem before a Pacers game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, but he isn’t ruling it out. “Maybe one day, we’ll see,” he said with a big grin. Oladipo is beloved in Indiana for what he did down in Bloomington while at IU, and for what he has…

Running thoughts: Pacers 105, Magic 97

Here are my running thoughts from the Pacers’ 105-97 win over the Orlando Magic Monday night at the Amway Center I expect Victor Oladipo to have himself a nice game. He didn’t feel appreciate in Orlando, where he spent his first three seasons, or in Oklahoma City last year. He didn’t feel like they were…