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.
McGinnis’ rose from Indianapolis prep star into an unstoppable force in his one and only college season at Indiana University before eventually taking the Indiana Pacers to two ABA titles.
The contest for diverse-led Indiana-based startups offers a total of $150,000 in cash prizes.
The Pacers, who haven’t reached the playoffs since 2020 or won a series since 2014, will have a chance to become the first in-season tournament champions Saturday.
Rales, a businessman and film producer, will increase his stake in the team from 5% to 20% with the acquisition, which is pending approval of the NBA.
Indiana, Milwaukee, the Lakers and the Kings all made all the guesswork easy because they were the teams that went 4-0 in group play.
Haliburton is the lead conductor of the NBA’s best offense and consistently making critical shots in crunch time.
The eldest son of Indiana Pacers majority owner Herb Simon has made passionate forays into civic engagement, creativity and philanthropy.
The NBA and Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, have reached an agreement that will keep local broadcasts for the teams on Bally Sports through the end of this season.
Carlisle returned to the Pacers as head coach in 2021 after previously spending four seasons leading Indiana from 2003-07.
During a press conference Wednesday to discuss the 2024 NBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the All-Star game will return to its classic Eastern Conference-vs.-Western Conference format with a traditional game.
