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Larry Bird resigning as president of the Pacers

8 years ago in Sports

Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird listens to a question during a news conference Monday, June 2, 2014, in Indianapolis. The Pacers lost to the Miami Heat in the conference finals. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Darron Cummings

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Larry Bird is stepping down as president of the Indiana Pacers.

Kevin Pritchard is being elevated from general manager to the team’s new president of basketball operations, the person told The AP. He spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move.

Bird leaves the Pacers ahead of a pivotal summer in which the franchise will have to decide what to do with star forward Paul George. He can become a free agent after next season and there is wide speculation that he would prefer to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Pacers will have to decide whether to try to convince him to stay long term or trade him.

Yahoo! Sports first reported Bird’s decision.

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