Rik Smits spent over a decade in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers, where he was affectionately known as "The Dunking Dutchman." Eleven years removed from his final NBA game, his nickname might need to ...

Dirk Nowitzki or Rik Smits? Rik Smits or Dirk Nowitzki? Those questions caused some confusion to one man, who mixed the two former NBA players up while at a restaurant, according to Nowitzki. "Walked ...

Pacers fans had the chance to interact with one of the most beloved players in franchise history on Friday afternoon, as Rik Smits took over the @Pacers Twitter account to answer fan questions. The ...

Roy Hibbert got Wembanyama’d during the Indiana Pacers’ regular season opener on Wednesday. The former Indiana Pacers big man Hibbert was in attendance for Indiana’s first game of the year against the ...

Shaquille O’Neal faced off against numerous Hall of Fame big men throughout his 19-year career. Playing in three different decades, Shaq got a taste of several eras of basketball. When he first joined ...

So here we are at Hinkle Fieldhouse, checking out the crowd before a recent Butler game and … wait, who’s the big oak tree of a guy trying to fit into section 104, row 5, seat 1? “I was hoping to get ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Former Valparaiso center Derrik Smits will play his final college basketball season at Butler. The 7-foot-1 center will be eligible immediately. Smits averaged 12.2 points and 5.7 ...