J.M. Nicholas
@hootiewhodisbe
J.M. Nicholas is a writer and author based out of Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Warren Central High School and Ball State University. His sports articles have been posted on various websites, including yahoosports.com, indycolts.com, indianapoliscolts.com, indyoutlook.com, and rantsports.com. Nicholas is also a fiction and script writer, with works published in the Midwest One-Act Play Competition. He is also a Prelude Competition Short Story Finalist and Purdue University Short Story Competition Winner. Follow him on Twitter - @hootiewhodisbe
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Indiana Pacer Lance Stephenson Regrets Making “Choke” Sign to LeBron James
In a well-publicised moment during the Indiana Pacers’victory over the Miami Heat at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Thursday night, Indiana guard Lance Stephenson put his hands around his throat and made a “choke” gesture from the bench, as LeBron James was attempting a free throw. The incident occurred directly after Pacer Danny Granger was tagged with [...]
Indiana Pacers Take Control of Miami Heat in the NBA Playoffs
The Miami Heat have never beaten the Indiana Pacers in Indiana during the Playoffs. In his nine-year pro career, Dwayne Wade has never went scoreless in the first half of an NBA Playoffs game. Some stats are bound to be broken, but sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same. Teams are built for [...]
Dwayne Wade Calls Out Indiana Pacers After Game Two Loss at Home in NBA Playoffs
Dwayne Wade was unhappy with the Indiana Pacers celebrating on his home court, after they defeated the Miami Heat in game two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Tuesday night. Wade should be upset. The Miami Heat were (and still are) the overwhelming favorites in this series, and they blew home court advantage against an [...]
Larry Bird Named NBA Executive of the Year
The Legend keeps on growing… On Wednesday, Larry Bird, Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations, was named as the NBA Executive of the Year. The award is voted on by other executives in the NBA. This honor adds to the legendary Hall-of-Fame status for Bird. With the announcement on Wednesday, Bird becomes the only person in history [...]
Indiana Pacers Shock Miami Heat, Tie NBA Playoffs Series
In an ugly game two of their Eastern Conference Semifinal series, where neither team shot above 38% from the floor, the Indiana Pacers stole a road victory from the heavily-favored Miami Heat. The Pacers held the Heat to only 75 points, squeaking out the three-point victory. The loss was the first time in the last [...]
Miami Heat Lose Chris Bosh, but Take Game 1 From Indiana Pacers
The 95-86 final score of Game 1 in the Eastern Conference Semifinal series between the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat was not a perfect indication of how close most of the game was. Indiana led for most of the first half, taking a six point lead into the third quarter. Indiana came out slow after the [...]
Indiana Pacers Head Coach Frank Vogel is Right
In an interview prior to game one of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel called the Miami Heat the “biggest floppers in the game.” It may have seemed that Vogel took the first shot at the defending Eastern Conference champions, but in fact, he was just letting [...]
Why the Indiana Pacers get no Respect
Now that the table has been set for the Indiana Pacers versus the Miami Heat in round two of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, the Pacers are finally getting media attention on a much wider scale than they had been all season. This scrappy team of young upstarts and playoff-hardened vets are a far cry of [...]
Indiana Pacers Defeat Orlando Magic, Advance in the NBA Playoffs
The Indiana Pacers had not won a playoff series since 2005, and had not closed out a playoff series at home since 2000. With the series on the line, the Pacers and the Orlando Magic went back and forth for most of the night. Game 5 started out with a 7-7 tie early on, which resulted with Indiana [...]
The Indianapolis Colts Finish 2012 Rookie Mini-Camp
The 2012 rookie mini-camp for the Indianapolis Colts was not much more than what was expected. The new Colts met up and suited up, doing a meet-and-greet with the media, and with and each other. When it was all said and done, the Indianapolis Colts had brought in 40 rookies to evaluate and to evolve into a team that equals (or [...]
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