{"id":692478,"date":"2026-06-08T23:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/692478\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T23:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:45:11","slug":"notebook-pacers-draft-workouts-fever-challenges-and-other-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/692478\/","title":{"rendered":"Notebook: Pacers draft workouts, Fever challenges, and other notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good afternoon and welcome back to Fieldhouse Files.<\/p>\n

The last week has been a lot \u2014 filled with emotions ranging from frustration and disbelief to gratitude for being healthy and working in sports for a living. The Fever\u2019s decision <\/a>was a direct shot at me, someone who does the work, shows up every day, and asks questions \u2014 and it directly impacts my livelihood.<\/p>\n

I’ve received so many kind notes from subscribers, friends, media colleagues, and even people in the industry I hadn’t previously known.<\/p>\n

One of them was Ros Gold-Onwude, the former Stanford standout and current broadcaster. She put it well.<\/a><\/p>\n

Former Pacer Evan Turner also spoke up, along with many others.<\/p>\n

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Evan Turner@thekidet<\/p>\n

Yall are bothering a good man<\/p>\n

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing<\/p>\n

Indiana Fever reporter claims credential revoked over reporting on Caitlin Clark injury https:\/\/t.co\/GimQPgfhLC<\/p>\n

10:00 PM \u00b7 Jun 2, 2026 \u00b7 69.8K Views<\/p>\n

5 Replies \u00b7 12 Reposts \u00b7 365 Likes<\/p>\n

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Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to write next \u2026 so I just started writing. With that said, there’s plenty happening on the court as well, so let’s get you caught up.<\/p>\n

For the Pacers, the draft is now just two weeks away.<\/p>\n

Even without a pick, they still have plenty of work to do. That\u2019s part of the process. It\u2019s why they have a scouting department, and you never know when a player they\u2019ve graded highly could become available at the right time.<\/p>\n

The Pacers could trade back into the draft, and they also have Summer League and G League rosters to build.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s one reason they\u2019re continuing to hold pre-draft workouts. They hosted several last week, including one featuring three local products. I wrote recently about Lawrence North graduate <\/a>CJ Gunn<\/a>, his development, and his desire to play professionally. Could that opportunity come in his hometown with the Noblesville Boom?<\/p>\n

(Click here for my annual list of workout attendees, and is updated regularly before draft night.)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the Fever (5-5) conclude a two-game road swing tonight at 7 p.m. ET against the Washington Mystics. Because renovations are ongoing at Capital One Arena, the game will be played at CareFirst Arena, a 4,200-seat venue the Mystics call home \u2014 except when they typically host the Fever.<\/p>\n

The game will air on Peacock, NBC Sports Network, and locally on WTHR.<\/p>\n

Last Thursday, the Fever earned a much-needed win after two straight losses and a wave of negativity. But after a strong start Saturday in New York, they faded late in a loss to the Liberty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good afternoon and welcome back to Fieldhouse Files. The last week has been a lot \u2014 filled with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":692479,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":["post-692478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=692478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/692479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=692478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=692478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=692478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}