This week on the Vigilant Sports Pacers Podcast, Matt Dollinger of SI.com joins to discuss the push to the playoffs, the Pacers’ season, and big storylines around the NBA. Dollinger, who has worked at SI since 2010, is an Indiana native and a graduate of Indiana University.

Also, hear from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

He was at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Monday for the NCAA Women’s National Title game, seated beside NCAA President Mark Emmert. Silver discusses his visit to town and his message to several Pacers execs regarding the possibility of Indy hosting an NBA All-Star game.

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Topics Discussed:

* Dollinger on his role at SI and covering the NBA

* Attending the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

* The use of biomechanics and wearable technology in the NBA

* Kobe’s farewell tour dragging on

* The Warriors and the all-time regular-season wins record

* Why Draymond Green is his favorite college basketball players of all-time

* The challenge of writing weekly NBA power rankings