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Bird Returns to Franchise as President of Basketball

Indiana Pacers News Release

Indianapolis, July 11, 2003 - The Indiana Pacers announced Friday that
their former coach and Hall of Fame member Larry Bird has been named
the team’s President of Basketball.

“It’s great to have Larry Bird as a Pacer again,” said Pacers Sports
& Entertainment President Donnie Walsh. “While I will remain the chief
executive officer, Larry will begin to assume the day-to-day basketball
responsibilities. As Pacers Sports & Entertainment has grown, I’ve seen
my responsibilities grow and I needed somebody to assume the responsibility
of basketball operations. There is no one more perfect for the Pacers
than Larry.

“While Larry was coach, I was very impressed with not only his knowledge
of the game, but of the NBA and what it took to win a championship. I think
this will be a huge benefit to our owners, our franchise, our coaches, our
players and our fans.”

“As everyone knows, I’ve recently expressed interest in getting back into
the NBA,” said Bird, who has resided in Naples, Fla., the past three years.
“This opportunity came along and the chance for me to learn from Donnie
Walsh, to be part of a class franchise with great owners, to be with a
coach who also knows about winning championships and is as committed to
winning one here as I am, makes this a special situation. And it’s good
to be back home.”

Bird has been out of the game since 2000, when as coach of the Pacers he
guided them to the NBA Finals. In three seasons with the team, he compiled
a 147-67 record (.687) and earned Coach of the Year honors in 1997 when
the Pacers posted a franchise-best winning percentage of .707 (58-24)
and reached the Eastern Conference Finals.

Bird, a native Hoosier from French Lick, Ind., had a basketball career
that placed him in the Hall of Fame in October of 1998. He was an Indiana
High School All-Star after playing for Springs Valley. He then played
collegiately at Indiana State, where in 1979 he was the College Player
of the Year and led the Sycamores to the NCAA championship game.

What Bird accomplished in his 13-year NBA career with the Boston Celtics
ranks him with the game’s all-time greats: helped the Celtics to three
World Championships; he was the league’s MVP three straight years; he
was Rookie of the Year in 1980; he was twice an NBA Finals MVP; he was
a nine-time all-NBA First Team selection; he was selected as an NBA
All-Star 12 times, earning one All-Star game MVP award; and he was a
member of the 1992 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic Basketball “Dream Team.”

After retiring from the Celtics in 1992, he served as a consultant for them
before joining the Pacers as head coach in 1996.



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