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MOCNYC’s NBA Injury Watch, based on data from NBA.com, this week highlights the injuries of Amar'e Stoudemire and Iman Shumpert, both important to the Knicks' playoff battle against the Pacers New York City, NY (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 As the NBA playoffs games come to an end, the absence of each injured player raises concerns about each team’s strength to win a place in the finals. On May 16th, NBA fans will enjoy Game 5 between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks. The...
Voices Against Brain Cancer (VABC), a brain cancer research advocacy organization, hosts an event with the Indiana Pacers honoring brain cancer survivor, Greg Hansbrough, on March 14. New York, NY (PRWEB) March 01, 2013 On March 1, brain cancer awareness and advocacy organization, Voices Against Brain Cancer (VABC), announces its “Hoops With The Hansbroughs” event on March 14 honoring Greg Hansbrough, a brain cancer survivor and brother to two Indiana Pacers players. The event,...
CHICAGO, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new documentary honoring the life and career of the late Pacers player and newly-elected basketball hall-of-famer Roger Brown - "the best player fans have never known" - will be the highlight of the halftime program at the Indiana Pacers vs. Golden State Warriors game, beginning at 7:00 p.m. on February 26 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The documentary is a co-production of WFYI Public Media and Ted Green Films, with contributions from Bankers...
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara has earned the top spot on Brand Affinity Technologies' monthly ranking of Rising Sports Stars, which calculates those with the most significant leap in popularity during the previous thirty days. The NHL All-Star Team Captain shattered his own record for the 'hardest shot' in the NHL last Saturday, firing a rocket that was clocked at an incredible 108.8 miles per hour. New England Patriots...
CARMEL, Ind. and INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CNO Financial Group, Inc. and Pacers Sports & Entertainment today jointly announced that Conseco Fieldhouse will now be Bankers Life Fieldhouse. In addition to being home to the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever, the Fieldhouse is host to more than 500 events annually, including over 200 major events, concerts and many other world-class entertainment events, attracting nearly two million guests a year. CNO Financial...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Indiana Pacers owner Herbert Simon and his wife, Bui Simon, expressed confidence today after a jury was empanelled in the second trial in recent weeks on the employment claims of a former household employee. "We are committed to a firm defense as a matter of principle," said Mrs. Simon, a former Miss Universe from Thailand. "We are setting an example for our children that the responsible thing to do is to stand up for what is right." Trial in Los...
CHICAGO, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Winston & Strawn LLP, on behalf of its client, the Miami Heat's Chris Bosh, in concert with Bosh's agent, Henry Thomas, and the National Basketball Players Association, today announce that the NBPA agreed to assume management of hundreds of domains awarded to Bosh for continued return. Domains already returned include those identical to members of Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, New York Knicks, Milwaukee...
INDIANAPOLIS, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Indiana Pacers and Emmis Communications, two of Central Indiana's most high profile partners, announced today that they have entered into a new long-term agreement for radio broadcasts of all Pacers games. Specific terms of the new contract were not released. Under the new agreement, Pacers broadcasts will move to WIBC 93.1 FM, and Indiana Fever games will be aired on WFNI-AM1070 The Fan. "We are very pleased and grateful that our relationship...
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Basketball Association (ABA) today released a statement of condemnation over the announcement of a proposed "white only" professional basketball league. "The organizer of this effort is apparently serious, therefore it is worthy of our response and we would hope a similar response from every professional sports league and organization in America today condemning such an outlandish suggestion!" stated Joe Newman, ABA CEO. Newman noted that...
Midwest real estate developer Melvin Simon died Wednesday at the age of 82, the company he founded, Simon Property Group, confirmed. Simon and his brother, Herb, made a fortune developing shopping malls in Indiana after World War II and eventually built a company with 5,000 employees and control of 263 million square feet of retail space. WISH-TV, Indianapolis, said funeral arrangements were pending. Simon's crowning achievement was the Circle Centre Mall in downtown Indianapolis, which...
