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Alex Brandon/Associated Press While injuries and challenges due to health and safety protocols have surely plagued the Indiana Pacers this season, NBA personnel have long been crediting the team's stumble to ninth in the Eastern Conference to a crumbling team chemistry at the hands of first-year head coach Nate Bjorkgren.  As ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski first reported on Tuesday evening, it appears Bjorkgren's tenure in Indiana will likely come to an end after just one season. His struggles as a head coach could even put longtime Pacers executives Kevin Pritchard and Chad Buchanan in jeopardy...

Who is not on the hot seat for the Pacers? Share this story Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images On Wednesday, morning after digesting the not shocking yet brutally timed Woj Bomb regarding Nate Bjorkgren’s future as the Pacers head coach, a buddy of mine texted the following: Is Bjorkgren really on the hot seat already? My initial reply was: Who isn’t on the hot seat at BLF? Perception is reality in today’s NBA and the perception of this Pacers team, as they wind down this brutal season filled with COVID protocols, injuries and heaping spoonfuls of defensive lapses, is that the r...

Pacers coaching legend Bob ‘Slick’ Leonard dies at 88 By Syndicated Content Apr 13, 2021 7:05 PM Hall of Fame coach Bobby "Slick" Leonard, who won three ABA titles with the Indiana Pacers, has died at 88. The Pacers announced Leonard's death on Tuesday but no other details were revealed by the club. Leonard's family later released a statement, saying he passed away in his sleep. Leonard told the Indianapolis NBC affiliate in mid-February that he underwent surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurysm in November. Leonard went 529-456 in 12 seasons (1968-80) with the Pacers -- eig...

Pacers coaching legend Bob ‘Slick’ Leonard dies at 88 By Syndicated Content Apr 13, 2021 7:05 PM Hall of Fame coach Bobby "Slick" Leonard, who won three ABA titles with the Indiana Pacers, has died at 88. The Pacers announced Leonard's death on Tuesday but no other details were revealed by the club. Leonard's family later released a statement, saying he passed away in his sleep. Leonard told the Indianapolis NBC affiliate in mid-February that he underwent surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurysm in November. Leonard went 529-456 in 12 seasons (1968-80) with the Pacers -- eig...

He led the Hoosiers to the 1953 NCAA championship and later coached the Indiana Pacers.