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Pacers owner Herb Simon and president Larry Bird are expected to meet next week. That’s not a typo and it’s not the same blog from last week. It could easily be mistaken for last week’s blog on the subject. But it’s not. They had originally wanted to meet last week. Then it was this week. Now it’ll be next week when Simon returns to Indy. Sulia

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Mike Wells: The wait for the Bird-Simon meeting has been extended another week. The two won't meet until next week when Simon returns to Indy. Twitter

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Mike Wells: Pacers president Larry Bird and owner Herb Simon won't meet until next week now, according to sources. Twitter

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Mike Wells: Bird and owner Herb Simon are expected to meet sometime next week Twitter

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Pritchard has become a favorite of Bird’s since his hiring as the Pacers' director of player personnel a year ago. Pritchard’s promotion will spell the end of David Morway’s successful tenure as GM, sources said. Despite joining the organization as a subordinate to Morway, Pritchard rapidly usurped power and influence since his hiring a year ago, league sources said. Pacers owner Herb Simon and Morway were wary of bringing Pritchard into the organization, sources said, but Bird trusts Pritchard’s counsel and has pushed for this change. Yahoo! Sports

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Former New York and Indiana general manager Donnie Walsh was expected to be a leading candidate for the job, but a source close to the Indiana resident said he was waiting for the Pacers situation to unfold before possibly heading elsewhere. Front office sources had said for quite some time that Indiana president Larry Bird was expected to leave the team after this season, and those sources said he even told people close to him to prepare for his departure. But he told local reporters Wednesday that he wanted to meet with owner Herb Simon before making a final decision. SI.com

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Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird sounds like he wants to run the team for a few more years. He's just waiting to work something out with team owner Herb Simon. Amid several earlier reports that Bird would yield control of the Pacers' day-to-day operations when this season ended, all of which Bird denied, he told reporters Wednesday that he loves his job, likes his team and would prefer coming back if Simon wants him. MSNBC.com

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Larry Bird’s future as president of the Indiana Pacers remains in the air. But Bird sounds like a person who is open to remaining as president as long as he and owner Herb Simon are on the same page. Indianapolis Star

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“(I want to talk to him about) the direction of the team, what kind of job he thinks we’re doing, if there’s anything he sees that we should be doing better,” Bird said today during his season-ending press conference. “Just a number of questions. I’ve got a lot of them written down to ask him and hopefully we can get the answers we like and move on." Indianapolis Star

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Owner Herb Simon said he would like Larry Bird to work with the franchise in some capacity still if Bird decides to step down as president Twitter

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Simon said no meeting date as been set up yet between him and Bird Twitter

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“Once again, no decision has been made,” Bird said by phone Thursday evening. “I’ll sit down with my owner at the end of the season and we’ll talk about things.” Bird, who has a year-to-year handshake agreement with Simon, made a similar comment last month after a story in the New York Post came out. He also said something along those lines to The Star’s Bob Kravitz last week. “Honestly, it’s not even a debate around my house,” Bird told Kravitz. “I’ll sit down with Herbie (team owner Herb Simon) when it’s all done and we’ll move from there. Herbie will ask me about it every once in a while, but I don’t want to be a distraction. Right now, it’s the furthest thing from my mind.” Indianapolis Star

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Why would Indiana Pacers President Larry Bird even think about leaving now? That's a question only Bird can answer, and right now, Bird doesn't have any answers. "Honestly, it's not even a debate around my house," he said the other day. "I'll sit down with Herbie (team owner Herb Simon) when it's all done and we'll move from there. Herbie will ask me about it every once in a while, but I don't want to be a distraction. Right now, it's the furthest thing from my mind." Indianapolis Star

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A nanny and chauffeur who lost their suit against Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon and his wife have lost even more. A Los Angeles judge ordered them Wednesday to pay $122,000 in attorney’s fees to the Simons. The judge ruled in September that the employment suit was groundless, holding that the billionaire and his former beauty queen wife, Bui, were extremely generous with nanny Claudia Leite (lye-TAY’) and chauffeur Robert Young. Indianapolis Star

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The authors of the letter were Paul Allen of Portland, Herb Simon on Indiana, Bob Johnson of Charlotte, George Shinn of New Orleans, Larry Miller of Utah, Michael Heisley of Memphis, Glen Taylor of Minnesota and Herb Kohl of Milwaukee. Johnson and Shinn have since sold their teams and Miller has passed away, giving way to his son, Greg. But the situations in those markets haven’t changed. In essence, that letter is the root of the current lockout. And, it is turning out, perhaps a core reason the owners can’t make a deal with the players after more than two years of negotiations. ESPN.com

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A Los Angeles judge has finalized her ruling rejecting claims by a nanny and chauffeur who worked for Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon and his wife, In court documents filed Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Amy Hogue said no objections were filed by the plaintiffs since her tentative ruling on Sept. 13. Hogue ruled that the billionaire and his former beauty queen wife were extremely generous with nanny Claudia Leite and chauffeur Robert Young. CBSSports.com

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Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon and his Miss Universe wife were totally right to fire two of the most UNGRATEFUL employees on the planet ... so says an L.A. judge. Simon just scored a huge victory over his former nanny and his former driver -- who both accused the NBA owner and his wife Bui of treating them like crap and cheating them out of a TON of cash. Today, the court tentatively found that the Simons were not only in the right -- but the judge implied they are the most GENEROUS bosses ever ... who showered their former nanny with gifts like diamonds, iPods, Prada sandals, cash and even a MERCEDES ... out of the goodness of their hearts. TMZ.com

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DOVE: The Pacers have coped with poor results on the court and on the business side. However, they appear to be turning the corner, have reasonable contracts and are becoming bullish on the future. Simon is said not to want a long lockout, and would go for a reasonable new CBA, so long as it comes with good revenue sharing. ESPN.com

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A judge has suggested she will dismiss key portions of a lawsuit by a nanny who claimed she was fired by billionaire Herb Simon and his wife because the employee became pregnant. Superior Court Judge Amy Hogue said Wednesday she didn’t find nanny Claudia Leite (LEYE’-tay) to be a credible witness. The judge described Simon’s wife, Bui (BOO’-ee), as kind and generous toward her household employees. She says it’s inconceivable Bui Simon, who has four children and runs a foundation for orphans, would discriminate against someone for becoming pregnant. Washington Times

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Miller may eventually become president of the Pacers one of these days, but if Simon has his choice at the moment he’d rather have Bird stay in his current position as long as possible. When asked via email if he or anybody else has talked to people, including Donnie Walsh, to get their thoughts about Miller in the Pacers front office, Simon said, “No..hoping Larry stays as long as he wants.” Indianapolis Star

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