Pacers’ Brogdon in quarantine after positive test for virus
Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon wasn’t healthy before the season was suspended, sitting out with a leg and hip muscle injury. But the stoppage has allowed him to recover.
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NBA to present players with plan for season restart
Under the plan, the Indiana Pacers and 21 other teams would temporarily move to the ESPN Wide World Of Sports complex near Orlando in late July and play eight games to determine playoff seeding.
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Virus forces CIB to scale back first phase of $360M fieldhouse renovation project
The Capital Improvement Board is significantly scaling back the first phase of a $360 million Bankers Life Fieldhouse renovation as uncertainty about working conditions and the NBA season have thrown a wrench into the construction schedule.
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CIB approves $62 million in contracts for Fieldhouse overhaul
The board approved eight bids—mostly to local firms—for the first and second phases of the $360 million project.
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2019 YEAR IN REVIEW: Lawmakers OK funding plan for arena updates, soccer stadium
The law, which passed with bipartisan support in April, created funding plans for most of a $360 million renovation of Bankers Life Fieldhouse and the construction of a $150 million soccer stadium for the Indy Eleven by diverting millions of dollars in annual state tax revenue to the Capital Improvement Board.
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NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan
The NBA’s Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida. The Indiana Pacers would be among the 22 teams involved in the restart.
Former Pacers GM, ABA commissioner Storen dies at 84
The Indiana Pacers remembered Mike Storen as the man who was instrumental in choosing the team’s name, designed the first logo, and “paved the way for the Pacers’ eventual entry into the NBA.”
Empty venues won’t kill Pacers, Colts profits; Indians, Eleven will struggle
NBA and NFL teams will face a considerable financial hit if they are forced to play with no fans in the stands, but, thanks to their lucrative TV contracts, it won’t knock them into the red.
UPDATE: NBA suspending season because of coronavirus concerns
The decision follows news that a player has tested positive for the virus. A source said the league expects the shutdown to last a minimum of two weeks.
Pacers to reduce emphasis on suites in renovation
The change comes as the Pacers look to create court-facing gathering areas like those found at other new or renovated venues.
Pacers don’t expect new naming-rights deal for fieldhouse until 2020
Pacers Sports & Entertainment hopes to pin down a new multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal before the first phase of a $360 million renovation to the venue begins next summer.
Pacers give Sabonis 4-year deal to keep core group together
The Pacers did not announce financial terms of the deal though ESPN.com first reported it was worth $77 million in guaranteed money and Sabonis could make as much as $85 million with bonuses.
Legacy project for 2021 NBA All-Star Game in Indy to focus on youth-oriented groups
Officials said the initiative will provide grants of up to $50,000 for 21 brick-and-mortar capital improvement projects that focus on health and wellness or education.
Pacers PR chief Rockwood leaving for Butler University position
Former Butler University basketball player Brent Rockwood is set to become vice president and chief of staff at his alma mater, the university said Wednesday.
Fever to play home games at Hinkle during Bankers Life renovations
The Indiana Fever will play at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus for two-plus seasons while Bankers Life Fieldhouse undergoes its massive renovation, Pacers Sports & Entertainment announced Thursday.
Former Indiana Pacers player joins First Merchants board
Clark Kellogg, a first-round draft pick for the Indiana Pacers in 1982 and current lead basketball analyst for CBS Sports, has been a member of the bank’s advisory board since 2001.
Former Pacer Person avoids prison in NCAA basketball bribery scandal
Former Auburn University assistant basketball coach Chuck Person has avoided prison in a bribery scandal that has touched some of the biggest schools in NCAA basketball.
Pacers-CIB deal gets final approvals from City-County Council
The move pushes forward the Capital Improvement Board’s deal with the Pacers, which calls for more than $360 million in renovations to Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Paul George assists Pacers in scoring season-high TV rating
Three times as many central Indiana homes watched the Indiana Pacers play the Oklahoma City Thunder on Dec. 13 than the average audience for other televised Pacers games this season.
Pacers’ TV ratings soar by double digits this season
Central Indiana residents are flocking to their TVs and computers in growing numbers to watch Victor Oladipo and his upstart teammates beat expectations on the court this season.
Roundup: Hosting NBA All-Star game carries high costs; sponsors eye Pacers esports team
While the economic impact for the 2021 All-Star weekend could top $100 million for Indianapolis, the hard costs and soft expenses for the Pacers and city will easily reach eight figures.
Roundup: Tickets for souped-up Pacers going for a song on secondary market
Despite the team’s surprising play, seats for Pacers home games are among the cheapest in the league on the secondary market.
Roundup: Esports effort shuffles Pacers exec ranks; Indy 500 trophy heads to Japan
Also, Joey Chestnut prepares to defend his shrimp-eating title in Indy, and the North American Soccer League suffers another blow.
Pacers seats rate high league-wide in value, broker’s study says
Fans of the Blue and Gold can catch a win at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for a relatively small investment, according to this season’s TickPick analysis for all 30 NBA clubs.