TNT analyst Charles Barkley referred to star players as bus drivers and bus riders when discussing Kevin Durant. And Reggie Miller said he would never be a bus rider. Here's why.
Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge (Brooklyn Nets), Myles Turner (Indiana Pacers), Tristian Thompson (Sacramento Kings), Jarrett Allen (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Mo Bamaba (Orlando Magic) all played college basketball at the University of Texas.
Metta Sandiford-Artest (formerly known as Ron Artest) gave his thoughts on who the greatest NBA player of all time is. Artest played for the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers.
The Indiana Pacers will have just one national TV game next season. Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors will combine for 85.
According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo!, former Indiana Pacers star Lance Stephenson worked out in front of several teams on Friday, the Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets were expected to attend. Adam Zagoria of Forbes repo
Cam Thomas of the Brooklyn Nets is off to a sensational start in NBA Summer League, and the former LSU star worked out for the Indiana Pacers before the NBA Draft.
In 2009, Danny Granger of the Indiana Pacers averaged more points than Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets, Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets and Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was also right behind Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lake
Team USA beat France on Friday to win the Gold Medal in the Tokyo Olympics. San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich coached a team (with Indiana Pacers assistant coach Lloyd Pierce and others) full of NBA superstars such as Kevin Durant of the Brookly
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