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| Pacers sign Foster to extension |
NBA Basketball |
10/29/2002 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbooks) - The Indiana Pacers signed forward Jeff Foster to a contract extension Tuesday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Foster, who is entering his fourth NBA season, averaged 5.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game last year with the Pacers. "We are extremely happy to extend Jeff since he is a true Pacer," said Pacers president Donnie Walsh. "He wanted to be a Pacer, we wanted him to be a Pacer and he stands for all the values we want the Pacers to stand for." |
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| Pacers' Reggie Miller to miss start of the season |
NBA Basketball |
10/26/2002 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbooks) - Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller will miss the first two weeks of the regular season and possibly more because of a sprained right ankle. The Indianapolis Star reported Saturday that Miller has decided against undergoing injection therapy. He had traveled to California Thursday to meet with his personal physician and begin the therapy with a "super lubricant" in the ankle, but apparently changed his mind about the new treatment. "The way I understand it is he'll take a w |
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| Pacers' Reggie Miller sidelined with ankle injury |
NBA Basketball |
10/24/2002 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbooks) - Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller will miss the preseason finale on Friday against Minnesota and possibly the regular season-opener versus Houston on October 30 because of a sprained right ankle. Miller was with the team, but did not play in a 96-89 victory over Denver on Wednesday night. He began injection therapy under the supervision of one of his personal physicians. The treatment involves one injection per week for up to three weeks. Miller suffered the sprain during |
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| Indiana Pacers 2002-03 Season Preview |
NBA Basketball |
10/23/2002 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbooks) - When the Indiana Pacers decided to deal Jalen Rose and Travis Best to the Chicago Bulls last year, they were taking a calculated risk to change to the direction of the team. Initial results weren't all that impressive as Isiah Thomas' squad faded badly down the stretch and nearly missed the playoffs, but the good news was that they eeked out the eighth slot in the postseason. Indiana then pushed future Eastern Conference champion New Jersey to five games before falling. Th |
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| Magical night at Basketball Hall of Fame |
NBA Basketball |
09/27/2002 |
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| ifferent teams to the playoffs. In 2000-01 he guided the Sixers to the NBA Finals before losing to the Lakers. Brown is 831-651 as an NBA coach. In the NBA, he has coached the Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers and 76ers. He also has enjoyed success at the collegiate level, having led the UCLA Bruins to the NCAA Championship game in 1980 and the University of Kansas Jayhawks to the 1988 NCAA Championship. Olson has been a college head coach the last 29 yea |
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