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Larry Bird Gives Updates On Team Injuries | Wed 8 Sep

Indiana Pacers’ General Manager Larry Bird said Tyler Hansbrough still hasn’t been cleared to go all out. “When they release him to go, he’ll go,” Bird said. “I don’t know when that’s going to happen. I know he’s got another meeting with his doctors coming up.”
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Lance Stephenson Banned From Conseco | Fri 3 Sep

Pacers taking strong stance with Lance Stephenson. He hasn’t been permitted to workout at Conseco since his alleged incident last month. Stephenson is working out with assistant coaches at different facility in Indy and also getting counseling help.
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Stephenson Well Aware Larry Bird Is Upset | Wed 18 Aug

Though he has not spoken to anyone from the Indiana Pacers, Lance Stephenson is well aware of Larry Bird’s disappointment with his arrest. “I’m just going to try to stay focused,” Stephenson said Tuesday at the New York Knicks’ training facility.
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Darren Collison Has A Fractured Finger | Tue 17 Aug

Indiana Pacers’ new point guard Darren Collison has a fractured finger on his right hand. He said he’ll be out 3-4 weeks, but he plans to be ready for training camp.
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Bird’s Statement On Stephenson Arrest | Tue 17 Aug

“The news of Lance Stephenson’s arrest is very disappointing to the Pacers and to me personally. We have worked very hard to bring in players that are excellent representatives of our franchise, community and state both on and off the court.”
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Rookie Lance Stephenson Arrest Detailed | Mon 16 Aug

Authorities say the girlfriend of Pacers draft pick Lance Stephenson hit her head on a concrete step when he pushed her down a flight of stairs in New York. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Monday that she was treated for head and neck injuries.
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Granger Expects Pacers’ Deal For Big Man | Sun 15 Aug

“We’re not done yet,” Danny Granger said. “I talked to management, and we’re not done yet. What will happen, I don’t know yet. We’re still mulling over it. But we got a few things still up our sleeve. We’re going to have to go after another big, I’m sure.”
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Larry Bird Says Other Trade Could Happen | Fri 13 Aug

Larry Bird vowed earlier this summer he wouldn’t hesitate to make a deal. Now, he might just be primed to make another one before the season opens. “I hope so,” Larry Bird said when asked by FanHouse. “We’re not good enough right now…”
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James Posey Will Not Seek Pacers’ Buyout | Fri 13 Aug

James Posey’s agent told SI.com that the veteran will not seek a buyout from Indiana. While Indiana has a pressing need for Collison, it would appear to have little need for Posey, who has two years and more than $13 million remaining on his contract.
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Granger Could Have Dislocated His Finger | Tue 10 Aug

Danny Granger thinks he may have dislocated his right ring finger during Tuesday’s Team USA practice. He will immediately have have an X-ray. This shouldn’t affect Granger’s status for opening day, assuming the tests don’t reveal a more severe injury.
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Pacers Should Say No To Gordon Hayward | Mon 10 May

Gordon Hayward wouldn’t make the Pacers any better, not in the short time Larry Bird, coach Jim O’Brien and that staff have to show some progress before their contracts expire. Don’t read too much into Bird’s statement that Hayward is “interesting.”
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Kevin McHale To Work With Roy Hibbert? | Wed 5 May

Roy Hibbert would often be the last player on the court after practice because he was putting in extra time working on his low-post game with assistant coach Dan Burke. There’s a possibility that Hall of Fame Kevin McHale could work with Hibbert.
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Agent Says T.J. Ford Will Stay With Pacers | Fri 30 Apr

Indiana Pacers point guard T.J. Ford will pick up the player option on the final year of his contract and return to the team next season. Bob Myers, Ford’s agent, said the paperwork is in process. Ford is owed $8.5 million next year.
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Danny Granger Hopes To Play In Turkey | Wed 28 Apr

Indiana Pacers Danny Granger’s offseason will be shorter and he hopes busier than normal. Granger hopes to be selected for Team USA at the World Championships in Turkey in late August. His ability to play both forward positions works in his favor.
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Why The Indiana Pacers Kept Jim O’Brien | Thu 22 Apr

Jim O’Brien, who had a losing record in each of his first two years as coach, got an extension. What made his situation even more odd is that his contract is guaranteed next season. Rick Carlisle’s contract was only partially guaranteed when he got fired.
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Larry Bird: Danny Granger Has Regressed | Tue 20 Apr

Danny Granger, now more than ever, knows Larry Bird is hard to please. Granger averaged 24.1 points this season, the fourth-highest total in franchise history and eighth-best in the league. But the Indiana Pacers president said Granger took a step back.
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Larry Bird: Owner Hasn’t Indicated Move | Thu 15 Apr

President Larry Bird says he has received calls from people interested in buying and moving the team. Bird adds, however, that despite questions about the franchise’s stability he’s never heard team owner Herb Simon say he would relocate the club.
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The Indiana Pacers Could Consider Moving | Wed 14 Apr

According to the Indianapolis Star, the Indiana Pacers would consider all options — including moving the NBA franchise to a new city — if the city doesn’t agree to cover the cost to run Conseco Fieldhouse. Those negotiations have reached a critical stage.
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A.J. Price Not “Point Guard Of The Future” | Wed 14 Apr

“I don’t think he’s the solution,” Jim O’Brien said of Price. “There’s a reason he was drafted in the 50′s. I don’t think we would be real happy to say that he’s necessarily going to be the point guard of the future,” he added in case we missed the initial diss.