The Pacers had social media buzzing on Tuesday morning after announcing an innovative partnership with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the classic sports movie Hoosiers, the Pacers and MGM will introduce a special Hickory uniform to be worn in select regular season games as part of the NBA Pride Collection, beginning in the 2015-16 season.
Fittingly, the news was first shared by Pacers point guard George Hill. Having grown up in Indianapolis and starred at both Broad Ripple High School and IUPUI, Hill was the perfect person to model these uniforms, which pay tribute to rich history of high school basketball in the state of Indiana.