From the Indiana Pacers: INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Pacers forward/guard Paul George was named Thursday as a participant in the 2013 Foot Locker Three-Point Contest and Pacers guard/forward Gerald Green was named as a participant in the 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest as part of NBA All-Star Weekend 2013. George is excited to be in the 3-point shootout. […]
Continue ReadingFrom the Indiana Pacers INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Pacers forward/guard Paul George was named Thursday night as a reserve for the Eastern Conference All-Stars. In his third season in the NBA, George will participate in the NBA All-Star Game, Feb. 17, in Houston. George, who was voted to the team by Eastern Conference coaches, will be […]
Continue ReadingHall of Famer Reggie Miller returned to his old stomping ground Thursday night as an analyst on TNT’s national broadcast of the Indiana Pacers’ 81-76 victory over the New York Knicks at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Here’s a comprehensive transcript of Miller’s remarks about his former team. On Paul George: “He’s becoming the face of this […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The low-key story of the season is that Indiana has a huge home-road split. The Pacers are too good at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for nearly any opponent to win there; the fans have left happy after 13 of 16 games. In fact, the Pacers enter tonight’s game against New York […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Playing basketball two nights in a row typically poses a challenge for even the most well-conditioned NBA athletes. Not for the Indiana Pacers. While the Utah Jazz appeared weary, Indiana improved to 6-2 on the second night of a back-to-back and routed the Jazz 104-84 Wednesday night. Paul George scored […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I wrote earlier this season that Paul George had golden opportunity when Danny Granger went down. He’s finally starting to seize it, being named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. As Danny Granger continues to heal, George is becoming that guy the Pacers have needed. If Granger is even […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – The ball rested on the edge of Paul George’s fingertips, nearly released at the height of his shooting motion, when at the last second he saw George Hill cut to the basket. Two points for Hill. Easy. And yet another sign of George’s recent resurgence. George had 22 […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I’ve seen a lot in my eight years of covering the Indiana Pacers, but nothing like what I witnessed on Wednesday night. Paul George dropped nine 3-pointers after halftime to help the Pacers beat the New Orleans Hornets 115-107 in overtime. He broke Reggie Miller’s team record for threes in a […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – The Pacers’ locker room was not the most uplifting place to be late Tuesday evening. Roy Hibbert sat slouched with his head down in the corner, as reporters scurried to find more productive players to speak with. Hibbert had played just 8 minutes in the second half of […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor If money doesn’t grow on trees, why is there a giant redwood with dollars all over it standing in front of Paul George? That tree sprouted quickly, right about the time the Indiana Pacers released a statement saying Danny Granger would be out indefinitely with continued soreness in his left knee. One man’s […]
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