What to know about getting tickets for NBA Finals in Indianapolis
Tickets to see the Indiana Pacers take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at home go on sale later this week.
Tickets to see the Indiana Pacers take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at home go on sale later this week.
The Knicks led by 14 points with under 3 minutes remaining in regulation, but Aaron Nesmith brought the Pacers back with a flurry of late 3-pointers in Game 1 of the East finals in New York.
George Padjen has resigned as head coach of the professional volleyball team less than a week after leading the first-year squad to a runner-up finish in the Pro Volleyball Federation championship match.
Fever coach Stephanie White earned the first win of her second coaching tenure in her first game back in the state where she won Indiana’s 1994-95 Miss Basketball Award and led Purdue to the 1998-99 national championship.
Indiana should have had everyone’s attention long before this postseason began.
Last October, the WNBA Players’ Association announced it would opt out of the league’s current collective bargaining agreement two years early at the end of this season.
Fever Direct, a partnership between Pacers Sports & Entertainment and New York City-based Endeavor Media, will offer broadcasts of more than a dozen regular-season games, as well as replays and other Fever-produced content.
The championship game is scheduled to be aired live Sunday on CBS Sports Network.
The team has been known as the Mad Ants since it was launched in Fort Wayne in 2007 as part of the NBA’s then-named D League, but the rebranding gives it a name Bobby “Slick” Leonard would have admired.
The Simon family’s involvement in the city’s effort to attract a Major League Soccer team might have been the worst-kept secret in Indianapolis.
Gov. Mike Braun confirmed he was among the state and local officials who met with MLS Commissioner Don Garber during his visit to Indianapolis this week amid the city’s push for a professional soccer team.
Mel Raines, the CEO of Pacers Sports & Entertainment, confirmed the company’s involvement Monday night, although she declined to specify whether it was stepping in as an investor.
The game capped off a day of meetings between Garber and Hogsett, his deputies and some state officials, a source familiar with his plans told IBJ.
In addition to traditional sales, many local volleyball clubs, collegiate programs and youth organizations were provided tickets, as well as through partnerships with the Hamilton County Sports Authority and Indiana Sports Corp.
Several Indianapolis-area celebrities are expected to attend the match and participate in its pageantry. The event will also feature a pre-game show and numerous opportunities for spectators at the arena to participate in person and through social media.
The Indianapolis-based organization that served as creative director for 2024’s NBA All-Star Tip-Off celebration is lining up live music and art experiences for the first Pro Volleyball Federation All-Star Match.
The Indy Ignite professional volleyball team made its debut Saturday night, earning a 3-1 victory against the Orlando Valkyries before a big crowd at the Fishers Event Center.
In April, Hogsett made a surprise announcement that the city would pursue a Major League Soccer team and said he was talking with representatives of a yet-to-be-named ownership group about the possibility.
The NBA signed 11-year, $76 billion broadcast contracts this year, but that euphoria has given way to a winter of discontent for the league.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority is expected to consider the deal Friday during its monthly board meeting, although no sale would be finalized until the heliport is fully decommissioned.