Category Archives: Indiana Pacers

As one of the very best NBA executives in history, Donnie Walsh needs a banner
May 19, 2020

The rafters of Bankers Life Fieldhouse are filled with names and numbers of the most important people in Pacers Sports & Entertainment history.  It’s time for Donnie Walsh to take his rightful place among them. Reggie Miller is up there.  Members of the three ABA championship teams are alongside him.  Slick Leonard has a banner. […]

If Jerry Krause had punched Michael Jordan in 1995, the NBA might have changed forever
April 21, 2020

This is a story depicting an event that never happened in 1995 but should have: Thursday, December 28, 1995 Both general manager Jerry Krause and Michael Jordan confirmed rumors of a one-sided and bizarre physical confrontation between the portly executive and the three-time MVP. “I had enough from Michael, so I swung,” the physically unimposing Krause […]

Professional and college sports will change when they return – maybe for the better
April 15, 2020

Just as Americans respecting social distancing guidelines will hasten a return to normalcy, professional and collegiate sports leagues, franchises, and programs need to use this time  to ensure their continued profitability and existence. Meetings and teleconferences are being held at the headquarters of teams and leagues all over the country trying to mitigate the longterm […]