When an eighth grader suddenly blossoms and is welcomed by the popular clique, he leaves behind those with whom he was friends. The former friends don’t understand why they were discarded, and the popular kid learns a little about empathy and the meaninglessness of popularity. NBA all-star Paul George went through the first half of this metamorphosis […]
If the Lakers don’t want to play for the first month of the NBA season, I’m good with that. I don’t like the Lakers. Take a bunch of L’s and then play catch up. Cool by me. The NBA is targeting December 22 as opening night, and Lakers guard Danny Green told The Ringer podcast […]
More than two hours of our lives gone, and for what? The Pacers took an L today in the Bubble as the Heat gave the Pacers a shovel, watched them dig the hole, and then buried them in it. Have to be mad at somebody, right? Social media reflects the frustration felt by Pacers fans. […]
We got a little insight into the decision-making process of Victor Oladipo during yesterday’s Pacers media availability from Orlando. Last week, Oladipo shared on social media his decision to forego playing when the season resumes on August 1st. I understood that as a protective measure as he heads into the last season of his four-year, […]
The NBA will return to the court on July 31st in Orlando for 22 of the league’s 30 teams. They will play eight regular season games each and then the playoffs will begin for the traditional 16 teams. Unlike Major League Baseball, whose greedy owners and players seem at loggerheads as to when or whether their game […]
Indiana Pacers coach Nate McMillan got real today in his statement about race relations and the murder of George Floyd. In the past, there have been two types of statements from sports teams and leaders about societal issues. The first is pablum – tasteless, valueless, irrefutable nonsense. “Love thy neighbor” qualifies. Alabama football coach Nick […]
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 the NBA returns with a pod system of several cities where all 30 teams will play the remainder of their schedule without fans in attendance, Indianapolis would be a perfect host city for a variety of reasons. Click here for your copy of “Oops – the Art of Learning from Mistakes and Adventures” by Kent […]
