Pacers owner Herb Simon to be inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Simon, the longest-tenured team owner in NBA history, will be enshrined into the hall during festivities Aug. 16-17 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Simon, the longest-tenured team owner in NBA history, will be enshrined into the hall during festivities Aug. 16-17 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Scot Pollard had grown so accustomed to his weak and failing heart that he didn’t realize how close he was to dying, he said a day after he was released from the hospital and two weeks after he received a heart transplant.
Shots that once were nicknamed home runs because of their rarity and distance are now sprayed like singles.
When Mel Raines takes over in June from retiring longtime Pacers executive Rick Fuson, she will be the first female chief executive in franchise history and only the third active female top executive for an NBA franchise.
For example, Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton’s next contract might be worth more than $50 million less than he hoped if he doesn’t play enough games to qualify for a supermax—and at his current pace, he’d come up a bit short.
The Rob Klepper family from Brownsburg was among more than 1,000 people caught in the extended line, an IBJ reporter estimated. By 4:30 p.m., organizers were able to clear the logjam and get people inside.
The gaming is just one of the attractions at what’s being called NBA 2K League Alley, an 11,202-square-foot space that’s intended as a fun, immersive experience for gamers and non-gamers alike.
NBA All-Star Weekend kicked off Wednesday with a Tip-Off celebration, Q&A with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and the first looks at the Crossover fan event.
The 2024 All-Star Host Committee picked 24 projects across Indiana to receive funding meant to benefit youth. Each received up to $50,000—except one, a project at Crisamore House—that received more.
The slumping Philadelphia 76ers have acquired Hield in exchange for two players and three second-round draft picks, according to a person familiar with the decision.
At 6-foot-11, former Indiana Pacers center Scot Pollard’s size helped him play more than a decade in the NBA, earning him a championship ring with the 2008 Boston Celtics. Now, it might be killing him.
IBJ arts and entertainment writer Dave Lindquist talks about the All-Star Weekend schedule of concerts and other entertainment so far and explains what central Indiana residents can do to enjoy the festiities—even if they don’t have a ticket to the game.
Each program is guaranteed to receive at least $100,000, with the organization represented by the winning team receiving an additional $240,000.
Also, LeBron James will be an All-Star—and an All-Star starter—for the 20th time, a record.
Fuson plans to depart as CEO on June 18, the same date he began working for the franchise 40 years ago as director of special events at Market Square Arena.
The high-scoring Siakam is a two-time All-NBA selection, two-time All-Star and part of the Toronto Rapters team that won the 2019 NBA title.
Under the terms of the restructuring agreement, Amazon will make a minority investment in Diamond and enter into a commercial arrangement to provide access to Diamond’s content via Prime Video.
Most of the 125,000-plus fans who are expected downtown for the NBA All-Star Weekend Feb. 15-18 won’t be at the big game. But local residents and others without game tickets will still have plenty of opportunities to get in on the action.
The resurgent Pacers are younger than all but six teams in the NBA and have the lowest payroll.
It’s a cliché to say someone who just passed away, as basketball legend George McGinnis did early Thursday, was a good person. But he went beyond that. He was nice to a fault. So nice, in fact, that people took advantage of him.