Pacers to Celebrate 50th Season
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe Indiana Pacers are preparing for a landmark season. The team will unveil details of its 50th anniversary celebration when the 2016-2017 schedule is released. .
The team says the 50th season celebration will include era-specific commemoration nights. The Pacers debuted in 1967 for the then-American Basketball Association.
"Our 50th season of professional basketball presents a tremendous opportunity to salute the players, coaches, owners and people who have represented the Pacers for the past half century as well as to underscore the franchise’s historic role in Indianapolis and Indiana sports," said Pacers Sports & Entertainment President Rick Fuson.
The Pacers will release more details about the celebration as they become available on the team’s website.