The Pacers play in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The team began playing in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), and joined the NBA as part of the ABA–NBA merger.
The Pacers are owned by Herbert and Melvin Simon, and David Morway is their general manager.
[10] Jack McKinney and Larry Bird have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award, in 1980–81 and 1997–98, respectively, with the Pacers.
[5][12] Frank Vogel was named interim head coach after Jim O'Brien was fired midway through the 2010–11 season.