Pacers (25-27): Justin Holiday, Edmond Sumner, Domantas Sabonis, Caris LeVert, Malcolm Brogdon
Injuries/Absences
Pacers: Myles Turner (ankle), T.J. Warren (foot) OUT
The Clippers wrapped up their long residency with a win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, the game staying a bit close for comfort before the home side pulled ahead in the 4th quarter. It was another game for the team’s depth to shine, with Leonard joining Patrick Beverley and Serge Ibaka out on the night, but Paul George and Nicolas Batum led the way for the Clippers.
They’ll face a Pacers team that has won three straight games, most recently a 132-125 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. Caris LeVert had his best game to date with the Pacers, scoring 34, while Domantas Sabonis and Malcolm Brogdon had well-rounded games themselves, each player nearly notching a triple-double.
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INDIANAPOLIS Bobby “Slick” Leonard, the former NBA player and Hall of Fame coach who won three ABA championships with the Indiana Pacers and spent more than a half century with the organization, has died. He was 88.
His death was announced by the Pacers on Tuesday. No details were given. He had been in failing health in recent years.
Leonard had a record of 573-534 in 14 seasons as a coach, the last 12 with the Pacers.
He also made the winning free throws in the 1953 NCAA Tournament to give the Indiana Hoosiers the second of its five national titles and was later named one of the school’s 50 greatest players. The two-time All-American led the Hoosiers to Big Ten titles in 1953 and 1954 before joining the U.S. Army.
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Bobby Slick Leonard, 88, Pacers Hall of Fame coach, dies
By MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press April 13, 2021 4:00pm Text size Copy shortlink:
INDIANAPOLIS Bobby Slick Leonard was selected as the ABA s greatest coach. Hall of Fame player George McGinnis considered him a genius.
On Tuesday, the Indiana Pacers announced that the man who led them to three ABA championships during a Hall of Fame coaching career and was selected a 1963 NBA All-Star had died. No details about the 88-year-old Leonard were provided but he had been in failing health in recent years. He was the greatest, McGinnis said in March. He loved all of his guys and, yes, he had his days. If you got on the wrong side of him, i