Even before Paul George's leg snapped in two and ruined the Indiana Pacers' 2014-15 title hopes, Roy Hibbert was working to reinvent himself.
After two summers training with San Antonio Spurs icon Tim Duncan, Hibbert has turned his attention to a storied legend.
Former Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been teaching Hibbert the big-man ropes this summer, and he's doing so in the wake of a season in which the Pacers center looked out of sorts and sometimes bordered on irrelevance.
Hibbert also enjoyed a dinner with Abdul-Jabbar and team president Larry Bird, using the opportunity to pick their well-traveled brains.
"Good things are happening in the Pacers Fieldhouse," Abdul-Jabbar posted on Instagram. "Big men just need other bigs to learn & practice with in order to sharpen their skills. Roy is a hard worker & I'm really looking forward to seeing him play this season."
Pacers fans won't have much else to look forward to.
That's a sad commentary on the state of a franchise that lost the emerging Lance Stephenson to free agency and George to o ...
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Roy Hibbert’s Resurgence Is More Critical Than Ever for Indiana Pacers
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