Pacers demote Stephenson


Lance Stephenson's ongoing immaturity issues could be pushing him closer to the door with the Indiana Pacers.

Any chance of Stephenson playing in the final two regular-season games or the playoffs ended Saturday, when coach Frank Vogel said Stephenson was demoted for violating team rules.

"He'll be the fourth point guard through the playoffs," Vogel said. "This is being done for disciplinary reasons. T.J. (Ford) will be our third point guard."

 Danny Granger Expects Pacers to Deal for a Big Man


First, Larry Bird said it. Now, Danny Granger is being even more specific about what type of move the Indiana Pacers soon could make.

Asked by FanHouse on Friday in Springfield, Mass., where Bird was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame along with members of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team, the Pacers president said the team needs to make another trade before the start of the regular season. Asked by FanHouse about Bird's comments, Granger said management has told him to expect a move, and he figures they will look to acquire a big man.

 Pacers got their point guard

How quickly things have changed.

Some of you went from trying to push Larry Bird out the door to now praising him after he was able to get their point guard of the future in Darren Collison.

Bird and general manager David Morway made a lot of fans happy when they acquired Collison and James Posey and unloaded Troy Murphy.

Getting Collison was a great pick up for the Pacers. They were the winners in the four-team deal.

Collison should be the starter when the Pacers open training camp Sept. 28.

 O'Brien must go -- for the good of the bad Pacers

Bob Kravitz

Maybe Jim O'Brien is trying to get himself fired. Maybe he's gone in the tank, just as his team has done for the past few months, and is willing to take the cash for next season and move on back to Florida.

I've written it before, with a mild bit of hesitation.

 Pacers asking for too much for Murphy
Mike Wells

The Pacers have work to do if they expect to be able to trade forward Troy Murphy before the Feb. 18 deadline.

The Pacers have already tried to send him to Cleveland, but those talks didn't last long because they were asking for too much, according to a source.

 T.J. Ford just wants to play


Jeff Rabjohns

T.J. Ford is approaching the possibility he could be traded by the Indiana Pacers in the next month as part of the business of the NBA.

The starting point guard earlier in the season, Ford has been benched and hasn't played since Dec. 30 as Pacers coach Jim O'Brien has elected to go with Earl Watson as the starter and rookie A.J. Price as the backup.

 Pacers' Larry Bird listening to trade offers

Apparently Larry Bird isn’t the only one who likes Danny Granger’s game. Bird, who heads up player operations for the Indiana Pacers, has previously said he has little interest in trading Granger.

That hasn’t kept other teams from inquiring as the Feb. 18 NBA trade deadline approaches. The most recent inquirer is familiar to the Pacers.

 Ford Demoted, On Trading Block


Pacers point guard T.J. Ford is on the trading block, which is and isn't news.

It might be news to those of you hanging onto him in fantasy leagues clinging to the hope that he'll soon get his starting job back from Earl Watson, but it isn't news to anyone in an NBA front office.

 Fan found guilty in the Pacers/Pistons brawl
"The man accused of sparking the brawl between players and fans at The Palace of Auburn Hills in 2004 was convicted of assault Monday for punching Ron Artest.

 First Artest, now O'Neal
Jermaine O'Neal will join Ron Artest in the press box for the remainder of the year due to a shoulder injury.

 Coach thinks Jermaine's injury is serious

 Reggie Miller will retire after the season

 Which jersey looks best?

 Charges in the works