THE REPORTER
Pacers Sports & Entertainment has announced the following news and upcoming events:
The Jr. Hoops Tour, cared for by Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent along with Gatorade, will once again bring its very popular Jr. Hoops Tour to youth at locations throughout Central Indiana and across the state. These clinics are free to boys and girls, ages 6-14, but space is limited to the first 150 registered participants at each site. Each clinic runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Jr. Hoops Tour provides opportunities for youth to learn the fundamentals of the game, as well as emphasizes sportsmanship, respect, teamwork, and healthy living. Visit Pacers.com/JrHoopsTour to register today!
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Indiana Fever fans will be able to watch every game across multiple networks this season. This year’s schedule is highlighted by 10 regular season home games on Bally Sports Indiana, available on cable, satellite, and streaming providers throughout the region. Fever games on Bally Sports Indiana also stream live on the Bally Sports app and on BallySports.com for fans who sign in with their pay-TV login and password. In addition, there’s a new option to watch Bally Sports’ Fever telecasts: Bally Sports+, the stand-alone streaming service that launched last fall. For more information or to sign up, visit BallySportsPlus.com. Additional games will be broadcast on ESPN, NBA TV, CBS Sports Network, ION, Prime Video, Twitter and Meta Quest platforms. For the fourth consecutive season, 23 regular season games will be available via the official Indiana Fever Facebook page. This year’s streaming services will continue to extend to fans across the entire state of Indiana, as well as in Ohio and Kentucky. The full Indiana Fever television schedule is available here.
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Tickets for Indiana Fever home games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the 24th season are on sale now. The Fever will play 20 home games this year for the first time since the WNBA expanded to a 40-game regular season schedule. Theme Nights for this year’s promotional schedule include:
Sunday, June 4 – Pride Game, presented by Salesforce
*Fans can purchase a Fever Pride Night package which includes a ticket and a free Fever Pride Night t-shirt. Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased at fevergroups.com/pride.
Sunday, June 11 – Rebel Game
Sunday, June 18 – Juneteenth Celebration, presented by Bank of America
Sunday, July 9 – Rebel Game
Wednesday, July 12 – Kid’s Day
Sunday, July 30 – Dads & Daughters Day, presented by Indiana Army National Guard
Tuesday, August 1 – Rebel Game
Friday, August 4 – Fever Fashion Night
Sunday, August 13 – Rebel Game, presented by Sport Graphics
Thursday, August 24 – Rebel Game
Sunday, August 27 – Breast Health Awareness, presented by Ascension St. Vincent
Sunday, September 10 – Fan Appreciation
The full 2023 regular season schedule can be viewed here. For more information and to purchase season tickets, group tickets and single game tickets, visit Ticket Central.
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Join the Indiana Fever for Family Night during the 2023 season! Tickets start at just $16 and each ticket includes a Fever hat, hot dog, chips and a drink. Upcoming Family Nights include:
Sunday, June 18 – 4 p.m. vs. Atlanta Dream
Sunday, July 30 – 4 p.m. (also Dads & Daughters Night!) vs. Seattle Storm
Friday, August 4 – 7 p.m. vs. Connecticut Sun
Sunday, August 13 – 3 p.m. vs. New York Liberty
Sunday, August 27 – 4 p.m. vs. Atlanta Dream
Sunday, September 10 – 1 p.m. vs. Minnesota Lynx
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit feverbasketball.com/family.
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The Indy Arts Council, the Marion County Capital Improvement Board, and Pacers Sports & Entertainment partnered to develop the fourth and final installment of the City of Indianapolis Bicentennial Legends Series, an arts program honoring Hoosiers who helped shape Indianapolis history. The mural, featuring 43 legends surrounded by plants and animals that have symbolic connections to Indianapolis and to the individuals honored, will be located on the east wall of the Steak n’ Shake Building overlooking Bicentennial Unity Plaza. Artist Anna Murphy will complete the mural this summer and a public dedication ceremony is planned for this fall.
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The Indiana Fever has announced the offseason Anthem Assists award winners, including Aster Bekele, Founder of Felege Hiywot Community; Mark Watson, Chapter Director of Flashes of Hope; and Changing Footprints Co-Founders Maureen Leisure and Bob Broughton. Anthem Assists honors individuals throughout Indiana who have made an overwhelming impact in the lives of others by advocating for equity and inclusion in education, health & wellness, female empowerment and corporate citizenship. To nominate a community leader, friend, student, co-worker, neighbor, relative or volunteer that is making a difference through their commitment to inspiring change, please visit the nomination link here.
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The City of Noblesville announced a transformational partnership with Pacers Sports & Entertainment to bring the Mad Ants, the company’s affiliate in the NBA G League, to Noblesville. THE NBA G League is the second most prominent men’s basketball league in the world, behind only the NBA. To accommodate the move, Noblesville plans to build a new 3,400 seat, 85,000-square-foot arena on the east side of the city.