Editing Indiana Pacers (section)

==Home arenas==

===Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum (1967–1974)===
The [[Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum]] was home to the Pacers from 1967 to 1974. The Pacers were very successful in their tenure at the Coliseum, winning three ABA Championships. They captured the ABA titles in 1969–70, defeating the [[Los&nbsp;Angeles Stars]] in six games, in 1971–72, defeating the [[New &nbsp;York Nets]] in six games, and in the 1972–73 season, defeating the [[Kentucky Colonels]] in seven games. The team moved to [[Market Square Arena]] in 1974. In 1976, the Pacers became a franchise in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) when the ABA merged with the NBA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/Indiana-Pacers.html|title=Remember the ABA: Indiana Pacers|website=www.remembertheaba.com}}</ref>

===Market Square Arena (1974–1999)===
[[Market Square Arena]] was home of the Indiana Pacers from 1974 to 1999. The first Pacers basketball game ever held in the arena was a preseason game against the [[Milwaukee Bucks]]; attendance was 16,929. The first regular-season ABA game in the arena was held on October&nbsp;18, 1974, against the [[San&nbsp;Antonio Spurs]]; the Pacers lost in double overtime, 129–121 in front of 7,473 fans. The 1974–75 season ended for the Pacers with the ABA Finals played in Market Square Arena and [[Freedom Hall]] against their archrivals, the [[Kentucky Colonels]]. The Colonels defeated the Pacers in that championship series, winning the ABA title in five games. The 1975–76 Pacers won their final home ABA game in Market Square Arena with a 109–95 victory against the Colonels. (Kentucky won the next game by one point to win the series and advance, ending the Pacers' ABA tenure.) The Pacers continued to play in Market Square Arena after they joined the NBA, with their first game at the arena as an NBA team being a 129–122 overtime loss to the [[Boston Celtics]] on October&nbsp;21, 1976. [[Michael Jordan]]'s return to the [[Chicago Bulls]] after his first retirement took place at Market Square Arena in a loss to the Pacers on March&nbsp;19, 1995.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jumpman23.ch/joc_10_mj_02.jpg |format=JPG |title=Basketball photograph |publisher=Jumpman23.ch |access-date=May 9, 2015 |archive-date=February 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212190850/http://www.jumpman23.ch/joc_10_mj_02.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref> The final Pacers game to be played in Market Square Arena was a pre-season exhibition game against the [[Utah Jazz]] on October&nbsp;23, 1999.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/07/08/Market-Square-Arena-torn-down/8905994564800/|title=Market Square Arena torn down|work=United Press International|date=July 8, 2001|access-date=December 12, 2022|location=Indianapolis}}</ref>

===Conseco, Bankers Life, and Gainbridge Fieldhouse (1999–present)===
[[File:Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianápolis, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-22, DD 02.jpg|thumb|Bankers Life Fieldhouse in 2012.]]
The Indiana Pacers play their home games at [[Gainbridge Fieldhouse]], which opened in 1999.  Gainbridge Fieldhouse is located in downtown [[Indianapolis]] and is owned and operated by the Capital Improvement Board, City of [[Indianapolis]] and its groundbreaking was on July&nbsp;22, 1997, by [[Ellerbe Becket]] Architects & Engineers. Originally known as Conseco Fieldhouse, the arena officially opened on November&nbsp;6, 1999. The Fieldhouse is considered one of the best arenas in the NBA, being rated the best venue in the NBA according to the Sports Business Journal/Sports Business Daily Reader Survey.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/cfh_rankings_061206.html|title=Conseco Fieldhouse Ranked No.&nbsp;1 Sports Venue|publisher=NBA|date=December 6, 2006|access-date=November 30, 2022|work=Indiana Pacers}}</ref> The arena was renamed to Bankers Life Fieldhouse on December &nbsp;22, 2011, after a subsidiary company of Conseco. The arena adopted its current name on September&nbsp;27, 2021, being sponsored by Indianapolis-based financial platform Gainbridge. It presently seats 18,165 for basketball games, down from the original 18,345 due to removal of bleacher seats at the south end in favor of adding a premium club area known as Legends. Gainbridge Fieldhouse is also the home of the [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]'s [[Indiana Fever]], who are also owned by [[Herb Simon (businessman)|Herb Simon]] via Pacers Sports & Entertainment (PS&E).

It hosted the [[Big Ten men's basketball tournament]] in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008–2012, 2014, 2016, 2022, and 2025. Gainbridge has been the home to the [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament venues|NCAA Division&nbsp;I Men's Basketball Tournament]] in 2017, 2021, 2022, and 2024. Previously, the men's tournament was held at Market Square Arena in 1978 and 1982. Furthermore, the stadium hosted the [[NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division&nbsp;I Women's Basketball Tournament]] in 2011, 2016, and 2028. The Fieldhouse also hosted the [[2024 NBA All-Star Game|2024 NBA All–Star Weekend]]. It hosts concerts and philanthropic events as well.