Pacers expect excited fans, but not much more
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The Pacers and the Pistons expect an electric atmosphere on Saturday in their first game since Indiana players fought with Detroit fans on Nov. 19.
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Ron Artest has served a very publicized two-game suspension, and the rest of the Indiana Pacers team is pretty much tired of talking about it.
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The month of August was rife with arrogance, malfeasance and criminality in professional sports, but all is not lost for cynical fans seeking a new start.
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INDIANAPOLIS - A basketball game, not a boxing match, broke out at Conseco Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. And thatâs the best thing that could have happened for the Indiana Pacers and for sports in general.
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The Detroit Pistons&#39; first meeting with the Indiana Pacers since their notorious brawl last month passed peacefully on Christmas Day but, behind the scenes, the National Basketball Association
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Tired of all the negativity surrounding pro basketball? Hard to blame you. Let's see if the no-quit tale of one good guy can spread a little NBA cheer. The day after the colossal mess into which his team landed in Detroit, Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle paused to say something most in attendance tolerated impatiently. Indiana was preparing to face Orlando, ...
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Using a makeshift roster a night after brawling with fans, the Indiana Pacers pressed the Orlando Magic until the very end. Limited to just six players because of suspensions and injuries, the Pacers stayed close before dropping an 86-83 decision to Orlando on Saturday night.
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(Indianapolis-November 22, 2004) -- The Pacers will concentrate today on forming a new game plan for the season, one that doesn&#39;t involve three of its top players.
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INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Even when they are running on fumes, the Indiana Pacers find a way to enjoy the sweet smell of success. Fred Jones scored 13 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter as the exhausted
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INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Coltsâ coaches and players felt the urgency. Their fans felt the urgency. This whole darn town felt it.
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The Sporting News - The day after the colossal mess into which his team landed in Detroit, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle paused to say something most in attendance tolerated impatiently. Indiana was preparing to face Orlando, and Carlisle said unprovoked, "It will be good to see Grant Hill. To me, he is an important athlete. He is a great guy, and to see him out there, it's great."
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INDIANAPOLIS - The Pacers and the Pistons expect an electric atmosphere on Saturday in their first meeting since Indiana players fought with Detroit fans on Nov. 19.
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Jermaine O&#39;Neal&#39;s victory in court didn&#39;t feel as good as it should have, but he was happy to accept it. The Indiana Pacers forward was so drained from the flu that he didn&#39;t stay
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&quot;Most fans don&#39;t understand the sport,&quot; he said. &quot;They want to see two guys get in there and be Rock-em Sock-em Robots until somebody gets knocked out.
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Turns out Ron Artest, his Pacers posse and those few dozen fools in the stands who wanted a piece of them aren't the only people around the NBA who know how to throw a punch.
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Faced with the absence of their three top scorers, the Indiana Pacers have looked at themselves, turned inward and played with defiance, winning three straight.
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Ron Artest warned the Indiana Pacers. The volatile forward told them he was burned out. He needed a rest. He needed vacation time, comp time, sick days, whatever they could spare.