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According to Michael Leo Donovan’s book on team nicknames, Yankees to Fighting Irish: What’s Behind Your Favorite Team’s Name, the Pacers’ nickname was decided upon in 1967 by the team’s original investors, including attorney Richard Tinkham. The nickname is a reference to Indiana’s rich harness and auto racing history. Pacing describes one of the main gaits for harness racing, while pace cars are used for auto races, such as the Indianapolis 500.
In What Are The Odds? presented by Caesars Sportsbook, Marc Malusis, Sal Licata and John Jastremski debate whether or not the Brooklyn Nets should be considered the favorite to win the NBA Finals in the 2021-22 season. Watch more What Are the Odds: https://sny.tv/shows/what-are-the-odds About What Are The Odds?: What Are The Odds combines sports…
On SportsNite, SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley joins Marc Malusis to break down the New York Knicks win vs the Indiana Pacers Tuesday night They discuss the big-time performances of RJ Barrett and Julius Randle, who came back from missing two games due to health and safety protocols, to score 30 points in the win. Watch…
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Dr. A and Raphielle Johnson talk Kyrie Irving, Lance Stephenson, Damian Lillard, Dejounte Murray and more in Thursday's Roundball Stew. (Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports) I need to read more from this story
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IndyStar Pacers Insider James Boyd talks about his first Lance Stephenson experience and rookie guards Duane Washington Jr. and Keifer Sykes. I need to read more from this story
James Harden sent out a tweet about Kyrie Irving after the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday evening. Irving made his season debut, and scored 22 points on 9/17 shooting. I need to read more from this story
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Gerald Green (who was an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets) is unretiring, and signing with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers to try to return to the NBA. Green is an NBA veteran who has played for the Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets, Phoenix…
Eric Nehm: The Milwaukee Bucks are guaranteeing guard Wesley Matthews' contract for the remainder of the season, per a league source. Source: Twitter @eric_nehm What's the buzz on Twitter? Jim Owczarski @ JimOwczarski Wesley Matthews now has four … I need to read more from this story