Fieldhouse Files
As many may have been looking ahead to the weekend or talking about the first night of the 2017 NFL Draft, news broke at 12:29 pm ET that Larry Bird had decided to step away from his duties as the Pacers President of Basketball Operations. - General Manager Kevin Pritchard, who first joined the franchise in 2011, will now take on those responsibilities, a league source confirmed to VigilantSports.com. - In what became an emergency podcast, I shared my thoughts on what went down and how it might impact the organization. - Subscribe to the Pacers Podcast on iTunes. - I welcome your questions and comments @ScottAgness on Twitter or via email. - Topics Discussed: - - * Why Larry Bird’s decision wasn’t surprising. - * Had Bird’s voice become stale? - * Pacers plan of succession. - * Kevin Pritchard rising through the ranks.