Indiana Pacers Articles - Page 116

Paul George‘s love for the Indiana Pacers organization is undeniable. The 10th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft has made plenty of strides in his young career and remains thankful to the franchise for sticking by his side through a tough 2014-15 season after suffering a broken leg playing for Team USA. But as much […]

As last month’s trade deadline closed in, one of the stars that was consistently involved in trade chatter was Paul George. A team even emerged as the rumored frontrunner to land his services, but nothing materialized, and he remains part of the Indiana Pacers. Although the Boston Celtics were believed to have the most assets […]

Indiana Pacers star Paul George‘s day has come early in the new year. This time it isn’t about team wins or comeback victories in a close game. The All-Star forward will finally debut his new signature Nike shoe on Thursday when the Pacers take on the Nuggets in London, England. SneakerFiles leaked an early prototype […]

The lowly Brooklyn Nets currently sit at the bottom of the NBA standings with a record of 8-25. The team are desperately missing the scoring punch and leadership of their point guard Jeremy Lin. Unfortunately for Nets fans, there isn’t a clear idea of when he will be returning. Lin will not feature in the Nets […]

With the likes of Russell Westbrook, James Harden, and LeBron James getting much of the attention when it comes to willing their teams to victories, Paul George has flown under the radar and has proven that he is the most clutch player in the NBA today. While the aforementioned superstars may take more shots when games are […]

Having rescued the team’s first win in the last five games during Friday’s 111-101 against the Chicago Bulls, star forward Paul George is vowing to give more effort to his Indiana Pacers. “I owe this team more,” George told Michael Lee of The Vertical. “And I’m going to give more. Regardless of what’s going on […]

The Indiana Pacers‘ recent December stretch has been the reason for star forward Paul George‘s multiple frustrations. Coming at the heels of scathing comments about the officiating, George has seen his team lose six out of their last eight games, including the four straight. The Pacers have retooled around George during the summer with hopes of […]

As part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the players and the owners, the NBA has set up a hotline where players and team officials can call should they have complaints or concerns about the officiating from a game. As it turns out, a lot of NBA players aren’t very fond of this new hotline […]

Following the Indiana Pacers‘ loss against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night, Paul George and coach Nate McMillan went on a rant against the officials. They both put the blame on the referees for the lack of calls they received especially — in the third quarter when they were out-shot 28-10 on free-throw attempts. The 6-foot8 […]

An infuriated Paul George was visibly upset following Monday night’s 90-85 loss to the Chicago Bulls. His team was out-shot 28-10 on free throw attempts, earning the Indiana Pacers their third straight loss. “I’ve been fined multiple times,” George told reporters, according to ESPN’s Nick Friedell. “I’ve been vocal to the point where the league […]

The Indiana Pacers have established themselves as a middle-of-the-pack team, no longer the team of the rise many GMs and analyst thought them to be at the beginning of the year. If there’s something the team has been through 31 games this season, it’s being consistently inconsistent. Indiana has not won or lost more than […]

Sacramento Kings swingman Rudy Gay is bound to find a new place to play come the trade deadline, given of course that team management would like to get some assets in exchange for their wing scorer. Among the teams to have shown interest in the UConn product have been the Indiana Pacers, the Oklahoma City […]

Despite an unexpected start to the season and a mere seventh place in the Eastern Conference, the Indiana Pacers (13-12) are not ready to move their core of players just yet. The team made important acquisitions, letting go of now Orlando Magic head coach Frank Vogel and hiring Nate McMillan for the position, bringing along […]

The Indiana Pacers will be without shooting guard Monta Ellis for the week as he is set to miss the next four games with a groin injury, according to Jordan Wilson of the Indianapolis Star. Ellis will miss tonight’s game against the Charlotte Hornets and will not travel for the team’s upcoming three-game road trip, […]

For the past two days, the L.A. Clippers have been practicing in their Playa Vista facility while also watching film from their 17-point loss to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. The poor overall effort was clearly magnified due to the nature of the matchup and the rivalry between the teams. Reporters and players […]

Two-time NBA All-Star Klay Thompson scored 60 points in only 29 minutes on Monday night against the Indiana Pacers. It’s safe to say his coach isn’t look to get rid of him, despite last month’s rumors. After Wednesday’s shootaround in Los Angeles, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr met with the media, taking the opportunity to […]

Lauren Miles, wife of Indiana Pacers lefty sharpshooter C.J. Miles was praying her husband walked away unscathed from Draymond Green‘s kicking wrath before Monday’s game against the Golden State Warriors. just prayin Draymond doesn't kick my husband in the nuts. we wanna have kids one day. — LSM (@iamlaurenmiles) December 6, 2016 Now that’s a […]

Despite having key additions in the offseason to bolster their lineups, the Indiana Pacers and the Orlando Magic have not been playing as well as expected. The Pacers currently have a 10-11 record while the Magic are ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference with a 9-12 slate. In line with these, rumors recently surfaced that […]

The Golden State Warriors will be looking at a pretty active week with five games spread across the next seven days. No one is more excited to get the week started than forward Kevin Durant, who has a matchup against Paul George of the Indiana Pacers to look forward to. “He’s my favorite player in the […]

You know you’ve got some problems when your star player is setting up “players only” meetings on Thanksgiving. That’s just what Indiana Pacers star Paul George did on Thursday. “I wanted to get the guys together and kind of wanted to get them to just start seeing the game differently,” George said after Pacers shootaround, […]

During the 2014-2015 season, the Atlanta Hawks turned a lot of heads by winning 60 games and had many people consider them as one of the league’s teams of the future. However, they failed to continue their success and only won 48 games last year and were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second […]

The injuries continue to pile up for the Indiana Pacers, as they will lose yet another of their top scorers as center Myles Turner was declared out of Monday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors, head coach Nate McMillan announced prior to the game. Turner has a sprained right ankle which he played through […]

A wave of forward soreness has hit the Indiana Pacers, as star forward Paul George (sore left ankle), small forward C.J. Miles (sore left knee) and power forward Kevin Seraphin (sore left knee) are out for Sunday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to the team. George had played through the soreness for two games, but […]

Third-year shooting guard Glenn Robinson III came away with some extra playing time thanks to injuries to Paul George (ankle) and C.J. Miles (knee). The Indiana Pacers‘ young gun didn’t waste any time giving fans something to cheer about as he took this beautifully lofted left-handed lob from Monta Ellis in transition and finished it […]

Indiana Pacers swingman Paul George will sit out of today’s matchup against the Phoenix Suns, according to Nate Taylor of the Indianapolis Star. George still feels soreness in his left ankle and will have an X-ray and MRI on Saturday to determine the extent of the injury, head coach Nate McMillan told Taylor. “It was […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner is one of the most promising young players in the organization — with dunks like he had today against seasoned Orlando Magic shot-blocker Serge Ibaka, we can see what the fuss is all about. Turner caught the ball near the baseline, pump-faked his defender Nikola Vucevic out of the picture […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner had his tracking radar on during Wednesday night’s 122-115 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The 6-foot-11 center came from behind to block Robert Covington‘s alley-oop finish right before it touched the glass. Talk about great timing. Myles Turner with the nasty block! https://t.co/l4jZR6qnI0 — NBA SKITS (@NBA_Skits) November 10, 2016 […]

Indiana Pacers swingman Paul George has been fined $15,000 for kicking a ball into the stands during the team’s 111-94 win over the Chicago Bulls on Nov. 5, according to a league. The incident occurred with 1:42 remaining in the third quarter, George was assessed a technical foul and ejected shortly after. Paul George apologizes […]

During the third quarter of his team’s game against the Chicago Bulls last Saturday, Indiana Pacers‘ forward Paul George kicked the ball to let out his frustrations. And while he intended it to hit the stanchion, it went straight to the crowd and hit a woman in the face. His action got him an ejection […]

Coming into this season, expectations were high for the Indiana Pacers after adding key pieces to their roster. Many think of them as contenders in the Eastern Conference, but so far after seven games, the team has underwhelmed, currently with a losing 3-4 record following their loss on Monday night against the Charlotte Hornets. The […]

Indiana Pacers star Paul George was ejected from Saturday night’s game, after being called for a foul late in the third quarter. The Pacers were leading the Chicago Bulls by a margin of 20 points when George fouled Jimmy Butler driving to the basket. In a moment of frustration George kicked the basketball into the […]

During his prime, Kobe Bryant was one of the most difficult players to defend. He had a variety of ways to score on a defender and his ability to create his own shot made him a very difficult matchup. But in Game 2 of the 2000 finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers, Jalen Rose figured out a […]

One of the worst altercations in the NBA’s history occurred on November 19th, 2004, and the event still stings over a decade later. A fight broke out with less than a minute left in a rivalry game between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers. Ron Artest, now known as Metta World Peace, laid on the scorers […]

One of the most exciting plays during an NBA game second to a monster dunk is neither a three-pointer nor a half-court heave. Blocking shots come in a close second, and blocking dunks makes for twice the excitement. The Los Angeles Lakers made their way to Indiana to face off against Paul George and the Pacers. […]

The Indiana Pacers have signed rookie free-agent Ben Bentil to a contract, the team announced Monday. The terms of the contract have not been disclosed yet, per team policy. Bentil was drafted 51st overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2016 NBA Draft, but was unable to receive a contract due to a crowded youth mix […]

Halloween is just around the corner and with only a week left to the much-awaited holiday, artist David Rappoccio of UpRoxx has re-worked every NBA logo into a holiday-themed one. There’s also an extra nugget at the bottom of the list for those of you who are nostalgic fans of this league. Check them out and […]

After an impressive rookie season, the Indiana Pacers have exercised their option on their promising center Myles Turner. The move guarantees his contract for the 2017-2018 season. It was an expected decision and easy one to make as the 20-year-old became one of the better rookies last year under then-head coach Frank Vogel. The former Texas Longhorn averaged 10.3 […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Evan Turner is happy with his current team, but he wasn’t always like this and once thought about quitting the NBA. It was during the 2013-2014 season which was the worst of his career, and where he thought he might be done. He wondered if he was cut out for the league, and if he […]

A new NBA season will tip off less than three weeks from now on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and with it come the hopes and aspirations of every team in the league. From certain championship hopes out of teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, to the drive to claim the Eastern Conference crown […]