Indiana
Indiana Pacers win team partnership award for innovative pact with Spokenote
The NBA announced winners for the Team Partnership Awards for the 2023-24 season last week, and the Indiana Pacers took home the NBA Changemaker of the Year Award.
The honor is designed to reward the team that had a “partnership that drives innovation and advancesteam business priorities through non-traditional platforms, technology, and/or community
initiatives.” The Pacers were the winners thanks to their new partnership with Spokenote.
The franchise put QR codes on their uniforms in a first-of-its kind jersey patch. Indiana was the first major sports team to do something like that.
Pacers uniform updates for tonight:
-Their new jersey patch partner, Spokenote, will be on the jerseys for the first time. -A stripe with the number 30 on it to honor George McGinnis has been added. pic.twitter.com/DTUdV5Hrx1
— Tony East (@TonyREast) January 3, 2024
“The Pacers were recognized for their first-of-its-kind collaboration with Spokenote to enhance
the fan experience through new technology. Leveraging Spokenote’s platform, the Pacers
transformed the jersey patch into a fan engagement tool – fans that scan the patch receive access
to exclusive, never-before-seen Pacers content throughout the season,” a press release about the honor reads.
“We work hard to create unforgettable experiences and engage with our fans in meaningful ways, and Spokenote’s unique technology offered us a fresh opportunity to do exactly that. Earning the2024 NBA Changemaker of the Year Award for this partnership is a great validation of our fan-centric approach, and we’re proud to share it with one of the state’s most visionary tech companies,” said
Pacers Sports & Entertainment President and Chief Commercial Officer Todd Taylor.
More on the Pacers partnership with Spokenote can be found here.
RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for two young children in Indiana.
Police in Ripley County, southeast of Indianapolis, are looing for the children who may be siblings.
The first child is 3-year-old Aaliyah Buckingham.
She was last seen wearing a pink cat shirt and tie-dye shorts.
The younger child is 1-year-old Shane Buckingham, last seen in a red shirt and diaper.
Police think both are with 45-year-old Timothy Buckingham, who was last seen driving a brown GMC truck.
Timothy is described as a 6′ 3″ white man weighing 225 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
Photo of Timothy Buckingham provided by Indiana State Police
Police have not confirmed the relationship of the three, or why the children are believed to be in danger.
Anyone who sees the three are asked to contact the nearest police department.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A firefighter for the Indianapolis Fire Department was sent to the hospital Wednesday after battling a fire at a vacant house.
According to a Facebook post made by IFD, the fire happened around 10:15 a.m. at a house on Bluff Rd. IFD says that there were several complications, including limited access to fire hydrants and “interior hoarder conditions” that IFD says was due to squatters.
The injured firefighter received “slight injury,” the Facebook post said.
It took over an hour and a half to get the fire under control, according to IFD, and another hour to put out all the remaining hot spots in the building.
According to IFD, the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Their Fire Investigations Unit is working on figuring out what caused the fire.
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