Pacers hire O’Brien as new coach

May 31, 2007

Larry Bird, right, Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations, introduces Jim O'Brien, left, as the new Pacers head coach during a news conference in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)AP - Jim O’Brien was hired Thursday as coach of the Indiana Pacers, who turned to an NBA veteran in hopes of reviving a team that missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade and has been beset by turmoil.

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