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>> LARRY BIRD INDYCAR FIFTH

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AVENUE.

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>> WHO COULD FORGET THAT SEEN

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ON THE STREETS OF MANHATTAN IN

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2017?

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INDIANA BASKETBALL LEGEND LARRY

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BIRD DELIVERING INDIANAPOLIS

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BID TO HOST THE 20 WFYI NBA

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ALL-STAR GAME BEHIND THE WHEEL

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OF THE INDYCAR.

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IT WORKED, THE NBA SAID YES TO

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THE INDIANAPOLIS 2021 EVENT.

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COVID HAD OTHER PLANS.

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JUST BECAUSE THE COVID PANDEMIC

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POSTPONED INDIANAPOLIS IS NBA

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ALL-STAR GAME FOR 2021-2024

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DOES NOT MEAN HOST COMMITTEE IS

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PUTTING PLANS ON HOLD.

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QUITE THE CONTRARY.

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BILL HAS MORE ON THIS.

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>> INDEED IN ADDITION TO

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CONTINUING TO FUND AND

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IMPLEMENT THE LEGACY PROJECTS

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THROUGHOUT THE STATE,

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REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HOST

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COMMUNITY WERE IN CLEVELAND

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LAST WEEK OBSERVING AND TAKING

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NOTES OF ALL-STAR ACTIVITIES.

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MOSTLY THOSE OFF OF THE COURT.

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JOINING US TODAY TO OFFER SOME

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OF THE LEARNING THAT TOOK PLACE

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WE WILL COME BACK MEL RAINS

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PRESIDENT OF THE 24 ALL-STAR

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HOST COMMITTEE AS WELL AS

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PRESIDENT AND COO OF PACER

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SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT.

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MEL, WE WELCOME YOU BACK TO THE

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PROGRAM.

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>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON

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BILL.

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>> I KNOW YOU DIDN'T PERSONALLY

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GO TO CLEVELAND.

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YOU HAVE SO MANY OTHER THINGS

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ON YOUR VERY FULL PLATE.

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TALK ABOUT THE DELEGATION THAT

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DID GO TO CLEVELAND AND SOME OF

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THE THINGS THAT THEY BROUGHT

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BACK?

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>> ABSENTLY.

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WE HAD A GROUP OF FOUR PEOPLE

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SPECIFICALLY HE WENT TO SCOUT

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OUT THE ALL-STAR GAME FOR 2024.

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WE HAD A SMALLER GROUP

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SUPPORTING OUR PLAYERS WHO WERE

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PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENTS

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HAPPENING IN CLEVELAND.

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THEY HAD AN ABSOLUTELY

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FANTASTIC TIME.

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CLEVELAND DID A GREAT JOB AS A

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HOST CITY AS YOU WOULD EXPECT.

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I THINK IT REINFORCES THAT

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CITIES THAT ARE NORTHERN CITIES

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CAN DO A GREAT JOB THIS TIME OF

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YEAR AS WELL AS CITIES THAT ARE

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IN THAT SOUTHERN PART OF THE

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COUNTRY.

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THERE WAS A LOT TO LEARN.

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IT WAS CERTAINLY A VERY

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DIFFERENT ALL-STAR GAME.

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THERE WHERE A LOT OF COVID

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PROTOCOLS AND ALTERATIONS THAT

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THEY MADE.

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IT WAS VERY FOCUSED ON THE 75TH

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ANNIVERSARY OF THE NBA.

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OURS WILL NOT BE AS FOCUSED ON

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THAT THEME.

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WE ARE INCREDIBLY EXCITED FOR

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24 AND HOPE TO ENERGIZE US TO

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GET THINGS GOING HERE AGAIN.

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>> HOW IS THE ADDITIONAL TIME?

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WE ALL WISH THE GAME WOULD'VE

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TAKEN PLACE ON SCHEDULE 2001,

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BUT HOW HAS THE ADDITIONAL TIME

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BEEN A BENEFIT?

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>> IT'S A HUGE BENEFIT.

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WHEN WE BID IN 2017 WE WERE

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CONTEMPLATING RENOVATIONS TO

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THE FIELDHOUSE.

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WE HADN'T HAD THE FINAL DEAL

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POINTS MADE.

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NOW THAT WE ARE TWO THIRDS OF

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THE WAY THROUGH THE RENOVATION

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AND WILL BE COMPLETELY DONE IN

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ABOUT A YEAR HOPEFULLY WITH

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EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE PLAZA.

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HAVING THE ENTIRE BUILDING

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RENOVATED, CAMBRIDGE FIELDHOUSE

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WILL NEVER LOOK BETTER THAN IT

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WILL BY THE FALL OF THIS YEAR.

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THE PLAZA COMPLETED, AS A HUGE

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ELEMENT TO THE ALL-STAR EVENT.

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>> WE MENTION THE LEGACY

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PROJECTS ADD ANOTHER BENEFIT TO

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THE ADDITIONAL TIME.

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HE WENT FROM 21-24 OF THESE

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ACTIVITIES.

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>> YES, WE HAVE ALREADY

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COMPLETED THE 21 PROJECTS.

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WE ARE GOING TO ADD THREE MORE

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FOR TO TAKE US TO 2024.

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WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT THOSE

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LOOK LIKE SOON.

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WE HAVE A BOARD MEETING ABOUT

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THREE WEEKS.

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WE ARE ALSO GOING TO ADD A NEW

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CLASS OF 24 RISING STARS.

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WE NAMED 21 RISING STARS HIGH

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SCHOOL SENIORS IN THE CLASS OF

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21 THAT WERE AFFILIATED WITH

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THE LEGACY PROJECTS.

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WILL ADD A WHOLE NEW CLASS OF

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24 AND HOPEFULLY INVOLVE ALL 45

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OF THOSE IN SOME WAY AND

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ALL-STAR WEEKEND IN 2024.

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>> WE HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT.

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WE TALKED ABOUT THE SPORTS

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CORPORATION UNVEILING IT'S MADE

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FOR THIS MOMENT DOCUMENTARY WAS

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THE NIGHT AT CAMBRIDGE

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FIELDHOUSE.

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IT'S A SPECTACULAR, WELL DONE

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THING THAT CAPTURES THE SPORTS

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INITIATIVE FROM THE BEGINNING

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THROUGH NOW.

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IT WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE

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DOCUMENTARY.

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HE PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN THE

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SUPER BOWL OF 2012.

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A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, WHAT IS

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NEXT?

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MEL RAINS, WHAT IS NEXT?

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>> GOOD QUESTION, I LEARNED A

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LOT WATCHING THE DOCUMENTARY.

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ONCE WE SURVIVE 49 GAMES IN THE

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NEXT 34 DAYS HERE IN CAMBRIDGE

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FIELDHOUSE WILL BE FOCUSED ON

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THAT.

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I THINK THE FUTURE IS

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INCREDIBLY BRIGHT.

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THE NEW HOTEL THAT WE HAVE

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COMING ONLINE, THE RENOVATION

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OF OUR NEW BUILDING AND THE

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PLAZA THAT CAN BE PART OF A LOT

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OF THE NEW EVENTS.

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THERE IS SO MUCH ON THE

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LANDSCAPE COMING OUT OF COVID.

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EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW MUCH SPORTS

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GALVANIZE THE COUNTRY IN SO

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MANY WAYS.

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I THINK WE ARE REALLY

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WELL-POSITIONED TO KEEP

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CONTINUING TO BID AND WHEN

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THESE BIGEVENTS.

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>> WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU

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BEING ON THE PROGRAM AND LOOK

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FORWARD TO 2024 ALL-STAR