Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon and President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird met this week in Los Angeles and have announced that Bird will remain in his position with the NBA team.
“I’m quite pleased with the success we experienced this past season and pleased with the direction our team is going,” said Simon. “I’m glad Larry is staying to help us continue in the positive direction we are going.”
“The past few months have been the most enjoyable since I took over as president of Basketball Operations,” said Bird. “To see our young players develop, to see us make the playoffs and then to see us compete in a hard-fought series with Chicago are indications we are headed in the right direction and it has made me even more determined to help this team improve further and go to the next level.
“I hope we can keep our core basketball group together and one of my first priorities will be to address the coaching situation.”
Simon and Bird also announced that David Morway will stay as general manager.
The Pacers are still without a permanent head coach.
