Call it the opening of Training Camp II. A soft opening, perhaps, but enough to get adrenaline flowing again.
Although Pacers players have been filtering into St. Vincent Center for individual workouts for the past month or so, the virtual resumption of their season begins on Wednesday. A truck filled with equipment will leave for Orlando, a list of 35 names will be turned into NBA headquarters to identify the players and other employees eligible to attend the games there and the first non-voluntary workout will be conducted in the practice facility.
Such signs of life will be a welcome respite from the uncertainty and inactivity all NBA teams have experienced since the league shut down operations on March 11 because of the COVID-19 virus pandemic.