With the Pacers back in Indianapolis for a four-game homestand, Pacers head coach Frank Vogel thought it was a good time to bring the Blue & Gold's two players on D-League assignment with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants back into the fold with their parent club. Second-year forward/center Shayne Whittington spent the first two games of the homestand with the Pacers, while rookie forward Rakeem Christmas was in Indiana for the second pair of home games.
As a result, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants only had one Pacers assignee for each of their two games last week, but both Christmas and Whittington put together strong performances when they were in Fort Wayne.