Indianapolis is My Home

25
Nov

Me and Some Politicians Take In A Pacers Game

Author: Jason Bean, Category: Celebrities, Conseco Fieldhouse, Elected Officials, Government, Indiana Pacers, Indy Pro Athletes, People, Politics

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A friend of mine (thank you Aaron!) called me on Saturday to see if I were interested in going to an Indiana Pacer’s game. He had tickets and wasn’t able to go. He said they were really good tickets and I figured it would be a good early birthday gift for my son.

I have been an anti-Pacer’s fan ever since there continued run ins with the law and less than common sense decision making.

I’ve got to say I’m pleased with their performance. They played the Dallas Mavericks and came out with a win. In the meantime, ending the Mav’s 5-game winning streak as well. I’ve got to say it’s a whole new team as well, at least from my memory. The vast majority of the players are new to me, the only names I really recognized as being around for awhile were: Tinsley, O’Neal (didn’t play) and Jeff Foster.

I’m not ready to go buy season tickets yet, but I’m pleased to say that my earlier opinion of the Pacers may be melting a bit. They looked good at the game and played well as a team. Hopefully Coach O’Brien will be just what the doctor ordered and get some discipline and restraint for our team and players.

The only person not showing some restraint at the game was Mav’s coach, Avery Johnson. He slightly disagreed with the Ref Salvatore on a call. He actually went after him, chased him down the floor to give him some more suggestions on how he should call the game. That got him ejected. Buh-bye.

There were also a number of big names in attendance, continue reading to see the photos of the people in attendance.

I’m not sure why nobody else was sitting with Dick Lugar, Senator for Indiana. Maybe I should talk to him about going to more games in the future.

Okay, this one is going to be a bit harder to prove, but the bald guy in the center of the picture is Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. As the lady sitting next to me said, he was really working the comb-over that night.

Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and active blogger, was also in attendance. Not a big surprise, he actually makes most of the team’s road games. Of course if I had that kind of money and a private jet, I could make all the games I wanted to as well.

Although not famous, the half-time show performed by the Russian Bar acrobats was very entertaining. The two guys would hold this flat beam and the girl would use it like a trampoline. As you can see, she’d get some serious air, doing flips and somersaults, then land right back in the center of the beam. Very impressive!