{"id":6478,"date":"2024-03-15T01:28:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T05:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advertisingweek.com\/aw360\/2024\/03\/15\/boomer\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:57:56","slug":"boomer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advertisingweek.com\/aw360\/news\/boomer\/6478\/","title":{"rendered":"Boomer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Team:<\/strong> Indiana Pacers<\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Debut Year:<\/strong> 1990<\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Signature Move:<\/strong> High flying dunks, energetic dance moves<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Boomer 20 years\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fIbv8bVtzGs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Boomer Trivia<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li>Boomer, sometimes referred to as the &ldquo;Pacers Panther,&rdquo; is the cat mascot for the Indiana Pacers.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Boomer stands at 6 feet tall and wears a #00 Pacers jersey.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>He is considered among the NBA&rsquo;s most accomplished mascots and attends NBA All-Star Games In addition to Pacers&rsquo; home games. Boomer is active in the centra Indiana area and attends local sporting events in the community.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>On June 14, 2020, Boomer was officially inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame via a virtual ceremony.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Indiana Pacers have also had other short-lived mascots besides Boomer. A canine named Bowser worked alongside Boomer for eight years before retiring during the 2009 to 2010 season. 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