Amida Brimah signs two-way deal with Indiana Pacers
The 2014 UConn grad may make an appearance for Indiana’s depleted frontcourt.
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On April 6, a Very Smart Blogger opined that Amida Brimah was one frontcourt injury away from his first NBA minutes.
That prediction is one step closer to becoming true, as the Indiana Pacers have signed Brimah to a two-way contract. On Monday, it was announced Pacers star center Myles Turner was out indefinitely with a toe injury.
The Pacers are jockeying for better seeding in the Eastern Conference. Indiana currently sits at the ninth, only 4.5 games back from the fourth-place Atlanta Hawks. Not only is Turner out for the foreseeable future, but fellow big man Domantas Sabonis is also day-to-day with a back injury and Goga Bitadze is battling an ankle injury. Brimah may be stepping into some very important minutes for the Pacers.
NBA G League
By Jaiden Campana | April 22, 2021
Somewhere between a soaring, and-one dunk and its ensuing free throw, Oshae Brissett had time to offer one of his patented mean mugs. He’d had a few of them during the 2021 NBA G League season, but this one was different. He was up to 21 points (ended with 24), marking the fifth of his eventual seven games of 20+ points. Brissett was on a mission, even with his NBA G League team, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, being 3-6 at the time.
The look said it all.
A bit over a month later, on April 1, the Canada native signed a 10-Day Contract with the Indiana Pacers. On April 11, he signed a second 10-Day Contract. Wednesday, Brissett inked a three-year deal with the team.
From James Conner to Connor McDavid, Erie has produced its fair share of great athletes. For years, Erie has been home to three minor league sports teams: the SeaWolves in baseball, the Otters in ice hockey and the BayHawks in basketball. However, the Erie community must sadly bid farewell to one of these teams, as the BayHawks have announced they are ceasing operations after 13 seasons.
A former affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans, the team plans to relocate to Birmingham, Alabama, and begin playing in the 202122 season. However, it was the lack of a viable NBA affiliate that led to operations ceasing.
Robert Kania is the new Wheeler football coach. Provided by Robert Kania
Robert Kania has coached a lot of football over the years, serving as an assistant at Penn, South Central, Portage, Wheeler and Chesterton.
After spending the last eight seasons with the Trojans and coach Mark Peterson, Kania confirmed Monday that he s finally leading his own program. The 1991 Penn grad has returned to Wheeler and has been hired as the Bearcats new football coach. I started my career at Penn (in 1996) and won a (Class 5A) state title. I should ve retired then, Kania said, laughing. I ve kind of worked my way around, but I ve enjoyed every second if it.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM ET at Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Matchup
Indiana (26-31) is looking to snap a three-game losing streak when they face the Oklahoma City Thunder (20-38) for the first time this season on Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
The injury bug has ravaged the Blue & Gold, starting with T.J. Warren s early season-ending stress fracture in his foot. More recently, all three main big men are dealing with some scuffs. Myles Turner is out indefinitely after an MRI revealed a partial tear of his plantar plate in his right big toe. Domantas Sabonis (sore lower back) did not appear in Monday s 109-94 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, while Goga Bitadze suffered a left ankle sprain in the second half of that game.