Indiana Pacers Send Larry Bird To NYC In Team-Themed Indy Car To Submit 2021 All-Star Game Bid

The Indiana Pacers came up with an incredibly interesting gimmick to submit their bid for the 2021 NBA All-Star game.

Arriving to the NBA offices with the 2021 All-Star Game bid for Indianapolis. pic.twitter.com/vSyDXxXYAJ

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) April 24, 2017

Hall of Famer and current team president Larry Bird was sent to NYC in a Pacers-themed Indy car, and he rolled up to NBA commissioner Adam Silver like a damn boss.

Larry Bird arrives at the NBA office in NYC to deliver the @Pacers 2021 @NBAAllStar bid. pic.twitter.com/4vWbu2Zekb

— NBA (@NBA) April 24, 2017

I mean, this was brilliant.

Thank you for considering Indy’s bid for the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, Commissioner Silver! pic.twitter.com/GC5XNVZmpL

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) April 24, 2017

“It means a lot that you came here and did this in person,” Silver told the Hall of Famer, who then gifted his helmet to the commissioner.

I think it’s fair to assume we know where the 2021 All-Star game will take place…