Derek Schultz: NBA targets tanking
As sound as that business decision might be, the NBA and Commissioner Adam Silver clearly don’t like it.
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Catchings returns to Pacers, Fever to serve as brand ambassador
In her new position, Catchings will champion the Indiana Fever, Indiana Pacers and Noblesville Boom, the Pacers’ G-League team, and work to elevate sponsorship and business initiatives. She’ll also represent the teams at community events.
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Mark Montieth: Haliburton’s absence gives other Pacers chance to fill the gap
The Pacers have dunked on the Vegas brains for three seasons running, surpassing preseason projections by an average of 7.5 wins.
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Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton grabs spotlight in new season of Netflix series ‘Starting 5’
The rollercoaster ride of Tyrese Haliburton’s 2024-25 season dominates the preview of Netflix’s “Starting 5,” the second season of which debuts later this month.
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Mark Montieth: Nancy Leonard was Pacers’ assistant GM, Super Mom and unyielding rock
Nobody messed with the franchise’s matriarch, who ran the show, backed the players, hosted the parties, told the coach what to do and anchored Murderer’s Row.
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Pacers coach Rick Carlisle says NBA investigator did not speak with team doctors before issuing fine
The NBA, which issued a $100,000 fine to the Indiana Pacers for violating the league’s player participation policy, had a different view about what happened.
Mark Montieth: The Pacers’ history of eleventh-hour trades has been a mixed bag
In the NBA, the February trade deadline makes things happen.
Pacers fined $100K for holding out starters in Feb. 3 matchup with Utah Jazz
The NBA’s player participation policy was put in place in September 2023 to try to discourage clubs from purposely losing in order to improve their chances with the draft lottery.
Pacers trade Mathurin, Jackson, draft picks to Clippers for center Ivica Zubac
Zubac, who turns 29 next month, is signed through the 2027-28 season, meaning he’ll be around when two-time All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton returns from his torn Achilles tendon next season.
Man sentenced to federal prison for possession of machine gun amid outdoor NBA Finals crowd
The incident occurred the night of June 22, 2025, when thousands of people were downtown to watch the broadcast of the championship game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Pacers.
IU Indianapolis adds sports business-focused co-major
Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis offers three co-majors, which are 15-credit-hour programs students can take in addition to their core major.
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle gets his 1,000th victory after monthlong wait as team ends 13-game skid
Carlisle became the 11th NBA coach to reach the milestone when the Pacers won 114-112 at Charlotte. He’s the first coach to join the group since Doc Rivers in November 2021.
Carlisle to step down as National Basketball Coaches Association president
The 66-year-old Carlisle is one win from the 1,000th of his coaching career. He spoke very highly of his soon-to-be replacement.
Whitley Yates: What the Pacers taught me about building a team
Talent without chemistry is just cardio in a different uniform.
NBA milestone: Pacers coach Rick Carlisle closing in on 1,000 wins
Getting to the 1,000-win mark is a capper to a 2025 worth savoring for Carlisle, who took the Pacers to the NBA Finals last spring.
Mark Montieth: Brushes with gamblers were losing propositions for Indy pro hoopers
If nobody bet on sports, Indianapolis might still have an NBA franchise named the Olympians. Then again, if nobody bet on sports, the city might not have the Indiana Pacers today.
Mark Montieth: Are preseason games problematic?
NBA preseason schedules have come a long way.
Lach leaving Horizon League for executive role with Pacers Sports & Entertainment
Julie Roe Lach has been commissioner of the Indianapolis-based Horizon League since 2021 and also chairs the Indiana Sports Corp. board of directors.
It’s called automated officiating. The NBA is using it to get even more calls right.
The NBA is tapping into technology more and more to ensure that plays like those get adjudicated correctly.
Indiana Pacers add new game-day audio service for visually impaired fans
Through a new partnership with MindsEye, an Illinois-based nonprofit, Pacers fans will have access to live audio description at 20 of the team’s home games this season.
Nancy Leonard, matriarch of the Indiana Pacers, dies at 93
Nancy Leonard is credited with the idea and the organization of a telethon in 1977 to sell enough season tickets to keep the Pacers afloat when the franchise was on the verge of financial ruin.
How much are WNBA players worth? The league’s future lies in the answer.
The WNBA will crown a champion in mid-October—but the Finals could be just a preview for the biggest battle of the year. The collective bargaining agreement is set to expire two weeks later.
Work underway on $78M performance facility for Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever and city officials took part in a formal groundbreaking ceremony for the 108,000-square-foot downtown development Thursday morning.
Beyond Clarkonomics: Is Indy’s strategy for becoming a women’s sports capital sustainable?
In the final episode of Beyond Clarkonomics, IBJ’s Mickey Shuey explores the city’s goals for becoming a global leader in women’s sports—and whether it could work without Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark.