Often, the heroes that we admire the most dazzle and amaze us, for Indiana Pacers fans, sometimes those heroes are found in basketball.
There is a multitude of heroes of the hardwood with highflying dunks and awe-striking plays to astound us as fans, but few did it like Kobe Bryant.
He showed us through grit, an indeterminable amount of work ethic and dedication to your craft that anything in life is attainable.
A few years ago, the Pacers had an adage that carried them through the season, “In 49 states it’s just basketball but this is Indiana.