A series of arts and cultural events is planned for visitors and residents for NBA All-Star Weekend. One is return of the Through2Eyes cultural tour, with a nod to basketball. WFYI’s Abriana Herron spoke with Indianapolis Native Sampson Levingston about his Walk & Talk tours for All-Star weekend.

George McGinnis, a Hall of Fame forward who was a two-time ABA champion and three-time All-Star in the NBA and ABA, died Thursday. He was 73.

An upcoming exhibit at the Indiana Historical Center looks at the history of basketball in the state.

A two-time All-American at Loyola, Harkness was part of the 1963 team that won a national championship with four Black starters and played in what became known as the Game of Change. He played two seasons with the ABA’s Indiana Pacers and went on to a successful career in business and broadcasting.

Bobby "Slick" Leonard, the former NBA player and Hall of Fame coach who won three ABA championships with the Indiana Pacers and spent more than a half century with the organization, has died. He was 88.

The NBA and Indiana Pacer said the COVID-19 pandemic prevented appropriate planning and execution of the activities envisioned for this February.

Indiana Fever great and four-time Olympic gold medalist Tamika Catchings was inducted into the 2020 Class of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday.

The announcement came Thursday, following and order by Gov. Eric Holcomb that all Indiana schools remain closed until at least May 1.

Catchings was a four-time Olympic gold medalist for the U.S. and also a five-time winner of the WNBA defensive player of the year award. She led the Indiana Fever to their lone title in 2012 and Tennessee to an NCAA championship in 1998.

The University of Evansville has fired men's basketball coach Walter McCarty after an investigation revealed additional allegations of off-court misconduct. Former Butler coach Todd Lickliter was hired by the university late Tuesday to replace McCarty.