The Marion County Department of Public Health approved all plans. Families were placed in seats with plenty of distance between each other. The watch party came together in just days, a partnership between the Indians who take home the money from the concessions and the Indiana Sports Corp that is putting all proceeds from ticket sales toward its youth programs, which have been hit hard by the pandemic. “We did it because we just love watching the games and thought that would be a great thing and it ended up great,” Weimer said. Weimer came with her daughter and her sister, the one who convinced her to become an usher at Pacer games this year before they were both laid off this spring. “This is a great way to come, get out and see some sports.” One day after an Indianapolis 500 without fans, it seems like this city has now seen everything. More than 400 people came for the sights and the sounds of the game. “When I have to go by myself, I feel like I’m with my friends because we all have the Pacers in common.” “It is so I can really focus on the game,” she said and laughed. “I miss not being in the stands,” she said.Įckleman was a few blocks away from her usual Pacers home game location at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, but she didn’t want to miss it so she came alone with her young grandkids, who might distract her.
It’s probably the first time everyone at Victory Field had watched a basketball game from a baseball field, but for Lisa Eckleman and other Pacers fans, the effort was certainly worth it. It was all done in a socially responsible way with the pandemic. The Indianapolis Indians opened up Victory Field and turned on the scoreboard screen for a Pacers watch party for Game 4 of the first round of the NBA playoffs. INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Sports fans were forced to get creative during the coronavirus pandemic.īasketball fans gathered Monday night at a baseball diamond to cheer on Pacers, all for a good cause.
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