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Tony East
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Indiana Pacers + NBA and Indiana Fever + WNBA beat writer. Now: Forbes Sports, The IX, and independently for Circle City Spin. Past: SB Nation, On SI, B/R, and more. Host Locked On Pacers and Locked On NBA.

https://www.circlecityspin.com/
"It just takes a game. Just need a game."

That's what Aaron Nesmith believes. What will it take for the Pacers to get it? Plus, notes on uniforms, JRE, Furphy, Mathurin (kinda), and more: www.circlecityspin.com/the-messages...
November 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Today, Ben Garcia and I team up for a series I'm doing about post-Finals NBA teams. What can the Pacers learn from the Suns? What should the post-Finals defeat season be like? Lessons from Phoenix ahead of Pacers-Suns.

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/6rgA...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=adYn...
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
On the messages sent to, and from, the Pacers this week: www.circlecityspin.com/the-messages...
November 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Having a weird dream. IU is taking and making a lot of 3s.
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Hey, so the Pacers finally scored points! That's the headliner from Utah right? Oh... 152 allowed in another blowout. Yikes! Starters changed, Walker oof, Nembhard nice, and much more from Pacers-Jazz.

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/66sq...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnNr...
November 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
From before the game if you missed it, on the Jeremiah Robinson-Earl re-signing with all the details: www.forbes.com/sites/tonyea...
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 AM
On Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and another 10-day deal, plus starting tonight in Utah: www.forbes.com/sites/tonyea...
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Siakam rests, McConnell upgraded, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl's (first) contract, and much more: www.circlecityspin.com/83-points-in...
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Today, with Jeremiah Johnson of the Pacers broadcast crew, looking at the Pacers after 10 games. Some key preseason topics tackled: Nembhard at PG, Sheppard and Walker development. Plus... how can this team score?

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2UuX...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KWl...
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
On the Pacers 83-point performance Sunday, Siakam resting, Jeremiah Robinson Earl's deal ending, T.J. McConnell, and more: www.circlecityspin.com/83-points-in...
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Pacers 2025-26 City Edition uniform:
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today, yapping about Pacers-Warriors. 83 points? In the 2025 NBA? Yikes. But, obviously, half the team was out. Still, a dreadful game for Walker, and a better one for a few others. Siakam rests, eh?

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/6TcR...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd0P...
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
One more share on the story from Pacers-Nuggets and Boom-Gold, all in one: www.circlecityspin.com/pacers-have-...
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Pacers went all 48 minutes with a point guard on the floor in Denver. It was just the 3rd time this season that's happened, and the 1st time that it wasn't a pair of two-way guys.

Yet they scored a season-low in points. On that loss + Boom home opener: www.circlecityspin.com/pacers-have-...
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Today, on Pacers-Nuggets. Shocker here: the Pacers missed shots again. Lowest point total this season. But! Andrew Nembhard is back, Monte Morris debut, and it wasn't all bad... right?? (It wasn't).

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0UT2...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS6K...
November 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
From earlier this weekend, on the Pacers using their system as their point guard and why they hasn't always worked: www.forbes.com/sites/tonyea...
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
On the Pacers, their lack of point guards, and relying on their system so far this season. It's been challenging — a dive into what has and hasn't worked: www.forbes.com/sites/tonyea...
November 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The Boom's first home game in Noblesville begins in about two hours. Dispatch from their scrimmage earlier this week, plus notes about their first game, roster cuts, and much more: www.circlecityspin.com/noblesville-...
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Boom season is here, their new arena is nice, and... well, somehow a lot has already happened for the Pacers G League club since their scrimmage earlier this week: www.circlecityspin.com/noblesville-...
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Deeper dives into the transactions of Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Cody Martin, Monte Morris, and Mac McClung with all the helpful details you didn't know you needed: www.circlecityspin.com/loss-to-nets...
November 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
New - on the Pacers loss to the Nets and what it says about their season. Then, a deep, deep dive into hardships, the rules, and what it reveals about the Pacers injury outlook: www.circlecityspin.com/loss-to-nets...
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Today, talking about the Pacers moves. Monte Morris in for Mac McClung makes good sense - they need a point guard more than just any guard. The contracts and such, too. Then... is Pascal Siakam playing too much? (Yes).

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3hF3...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK2o...
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Out goes Mac McClung after 10ish days with the Pacers to make room for Monte Morris: www.forbes.com/sites/tonyea...
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Story on the Monte Morris signing and Mac McClung waiver with more details: www.forbes.com/sites/tonyea...
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Podcast, on the... worst team in the NBA? That's what the standings say. Pacers lose to the Nets at home and are 1-7. Injuries, not fun. Fouling a lot, not fun. Ben Sheppard, Jay Huff, and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: fun.

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4DWm...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=riam...
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM