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Pacers News: Indiana Adds Additional Games After NBA Cup Elimination
A year after making the Finals of what was then the NBA In-Season Tournament, the 2024-25 vintage of the Indiana Pacers didn’t even get out of the group play stage in this season’s freshly re-dubbed Emirates NBA Cup.
The 9-14 Pacers, currently the Eastern Conference’s No. 10 seed, went 0-4 in their East Group B NBA Cup bracket, posting a disturbing -60 point differential across the four losses. The Milwaukee Bucks went 4-0 and advanced out of their group — which also included the Detroit Pistons (who finished 3-1 in the group play stage), the Miami Heat (2-2), and the Toronto Raptors (1-3) — to the quarterfinals in Las Vegas next week. They’ll play the Orlando Magic in a quarterfinals matchup on Tuesday.
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Per Alex Golden of The Blue And Golden, the Pacers’ schedule for next week has been determined. The team will head to Philadelphia to suit up against the 76ers on December 13, and will host the New Orleans Pelicans on December 15.
Last year, the Pacers fell to the Los Angeles Lakers, 123-109. At this point, the team had yet to acquire two-time All-NBA power forward Pascal Siakam via a mid-season trade, and thus it was starting Obi Toppin at the four spot and eventual Toronto Raptors small forward Bruce Brown at the three. In that game, All-NBA Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton led the way for the losing side, scoring 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field (2-of-8 from long range) and 2-of-3 shooting from the foul line, while also dishing out 11 dimes, pulling down one rebound, blocking a shot and swiping one steal.
All-NBA Lakers center Anthony Davis shown out for L.A., scoring 41 points on 16-of-24 shooting from the field and 9-of-13 from the foul line, pulling down a whopping 20 rebounds, passing for five assists and blocking four shots. All-NBA Lakers forward LeBron James chipped in 24 points on 10-of-21 shooting from the floor and 4-of-5 shooting from the charity stripe, grabbed 11 rebounds, passed for four assists and snagged two steals.
Ultimately, the NBA Cup is a fun if semi-meaningless competition, designed to dress up the doldrums of the overlong regular season. What matters is who’s left standing at the end. Even on that front, however, Indiana has clear room for improvement. The good news is, although the 76ers and Pelicans may be loaded with All-Stars, injuries, age and chemistry issues have taken their toll on both clubs, who now number among the league’s worst. Indiana should be able to beat both of them on its quest to climb to a .500 record.
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KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — It’s fair season and a new law uncorks adult beverage sales!
The new Indiana law will go into effect July 1st, making it legal to sell alcohol at county fairs.
The Kosciusko County Fair is set to kick off in just a few weeks and Indiana is officially allowing alcohol to be sold.
The law is bringing back something that’s not necessarily new to this fair.
Here’s what you need to know
The new law will go into effect on July 1st. It officially allows county fairs to apply for fee-free permits to sell alcohol.
Officials with the Kosciusko County Fair say they are participating this year. They are implementing the same guidelines they used when they sold alcohol just at grandstand events.
The difference now is, you can walk around the grounds with your drink. But strict guidelines will be in place for purchasing a drink.
“Actually, we’ve never had any issues. Because we card everybody, so we take that seriously. We also got the ID guides so we can identify the different types of IDs,” said Sheal Dirck, Treasurer of Kosciusko County Fair.
The Kosciusko County Fair already have guidelines in place, so this was an easy transition for the fair.
They will be the only vendors selling alcohol, which will make it easier to control distribution.
The sales will also bring in more revenue.
“Hopefully it allows to keep our ticket prices where they are because right now, insurance, utilities and everything else is going sky high and it’s hard to make ends meet,” said Dirck.
However, some fairs cannot participate because of the July 1st start date, like the Pulaski County Fair, which is going on right now. Pulaski County officials said it is on the agenda for next year. Whereas other fairs are choosing to sit this year out.
“We wanted not spend some time to, to see what that really means for us. It was not a decision we wanted to rush into. But we are happy for the option of it,” said Shelly Steury, GM of Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds.
Leaders at the St. Joseph County and Elkhart County Fairs said neither of them are selling alcohol.
The Kosciusko County Fair is the only fair that will sell alcohol in our area this year.
Indiana
‘Foul play’ suspected in death investigation on Indiana-Ohio state line, Wayne County officials say
WAYNE COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) — Police are investigating the death of a person who died in the emergency department of Reid Health in Richmond.
Wayne County Coroner Brent Meadows was notified of the death Wednesday evening, according to a media release. Evidence has reportedly indicated that foul play is involved.
Officials believe the incident may have occurred in the area of the Petro Travel Center in New Paris, Ohio, just across the Indiana-Ohio state line.
The coroner’s office said the deceased person has been transported to the Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, for a forensic autopsy and identification.
The office is still working the locate and identify the victim’s family.
This remains an active investigation.
News 8’s Michaela Springer contributed to this report.
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