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 […]
Breakfast with Kent – 5 reasons Colts will make SBLV run; ESPN’s all-time Pacers starting five a joke; Glad Indy 500 is in August!
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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sports, nothing but sports. That’s what I try to focus on everyday, but responses by the MAC, Ivy League, NBA, and the State of Ohio to the Coronavirus has commingled news and sports in a way that is impossible to ignore. I understand the thought process that landed us at a place where organizations are forging […]
Responses to the spread of the Corona Virus have caused many sectors of our society to make adjustments to our routines. Sports is no different. Some of the new protocols are a pain in the ass, but others might help eliminate source of annoyance for fans and athletes alike. The Pacers will play the Celtics […]
Breakfast with Kent – Pacers blast Bucks; Butler strikes X; IU must win tonight; Cubs sign Kipnis
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