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This situation also comes against the backdrop of my relationship with the Pacers. Before the start of the 2023-24 season, my access to the team inexplicably shifted overnight — after being the only one to cover every training camp practice — from daily access to weekends only. Then, following NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis, those restrictions increased to no access and I was taken off the email distribution list because I parked in the media lot “without the appropriate passes or clearance.” That’s just not true.
However, that has now affected my standing with NBA PR as well. I would have been the only Indianapolis media member in Los Angeles last February to cover Pascal Siakam’s fourth All-Star appearance, but that credential request was declined for the first time. The same thing happened last month for the NBA Draft Lottery, despite my radio partner, 107.5 The Fan (the flagship station of the team), wanting to include my coverage in its Monday morning program.
Grant Afseth: The Dallas Mavericks departed Indianapolis for New York City earlier for Tuesday's game against the Brooklyn Nets. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. EST/6:30 p.m. CST.
Marc Stein: The Nets are scheduled to take off soon from Atlanta for New York ... with the Mavericks expected to fly from Indianapolis to NYC in the noon range. Brooklyn hosts Dallas tonight at 7:30 PM ... with both teams traveling on gameday due to the blizzard conditions in the Northeast.
Grant Afseth: The Dallas Mavericks now plan to stay overnight in Indianapolis ahead of Tuesday's game in Brooklyn against the Nets. More info will be on @DALHoopsJournal soon as updates occur. Another note: Cooper Flagg will no longer appear on The Jimmy Fallon Show as a result of the Dallas Mavericks’ travel complications.
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Ivica Zubac and Kobe Brown have touched down in Indy 🛬 pic.twitter.com/DRjGWW18an
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) February 9, 2026
Doug Smith: Immanuel Quickley's ankle is fine and he's a go for the Raptors against Indy, Jakob Poeltl's taking another day. "“For the last five, seven days, everything we’re doing is just reconditioning. It’s just getting him to the point where he’s going to be physically feeling fine out there," Darko Rajakovic said of Poeltl
An Indianapolis man has been sentenced after flashing a machine gun in a crowded downtown area amid the 2025 NBA Finals. A'Jon Hall, 20, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a machine gun, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Anthony Chiang: Heat ruling out Vlad Goldin, Jahmir Young and Terry Rozier for tomorrow’s game vs. Pacers in Indy. Rest of Heat roster expected to be available tomorrow
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Michael C. Wright: Victor Wembanyama's MRI today came back clean, no ligament damage. He didn't make the trip to Indianapolis so he can get more care here in San Antonio. He'll likely be listed questionable for Saturday against Portland, per source.
Rather than suit up against the Mavericks, he flew back to Indianapolis where his family met him to help him work through it. "As soon as it happened, my mom came down, my family came down," James Wiseman said. "I was able to grieve for a little bit. Get that out. You can't suppress that type of stuff. But as soon as I landed I got in the weight room and used all my anger and kind of worked out. Just trying to get all that out. I just kept working ever since then. I haven't stopped."
On Tuesday (Dec. 2), Lloyd Pierce will host his third annual coat drive from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. ET at Goodwill Horizon House, located just east of downtown Indy at 1033 E Washington St. Guards Bennedict Mathurin and Taelon Peter are scheduled to join him. They’re asking the community to donate new or gently used coats, which will then be distributed to those in need.
