Back in April, Bird delivered the city's bid to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in unique style — driving an Indy car in Manhattan. Silver delivered the game to Indianapolis on Wednesday, making the official announcement during a news conference at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Bird said he was ecstatic the game would return to Indianapolis for the first time since 1985, when Bird played in the game as a member of the Boston Celtics. "Back in 1985, there wasn't nearly as much to it," said Bird, now a consultant with the Pacers front office, after his nba 2k18 coins as both a general manager and a coach. "Now, the All-Star game is spectacle. Every venue we have downtown will be full. People will be excited, I think it will be fantastic. I know how much work and time nba 2k18 coins put into this, behind the scenes, Our owner ( Herb Simon) wanted it real bad.

He got it. Now we're going to put on a great show." The 2021 All-Star game adds to the major events coming to the city, and will put the focus of the sports world on Indianapolis for the entire weekend. That is a much different scenario than in 1985, when the game was at the Hoosier Dome. "I remember in the late '70s when I used to come downtown at 9 o'clock when there was no nba 2k18 coins to eat, not many people walking around downtown," said Bird. "This city has come a long way in the last 30 years. I'm very proud of it. I know a lot of buy nba 2k18 mt are, too." Silver said the city's track record of hosting major sporting events successfully factored into the league's decision to accept the Pacers' bid.