The Associated Press

Larry Bird Steps Down as Pacers President: Source

Kevin Pritchard is being elevated from general manager to the team's new president of basketball operations

Larry Bird is stepping down as president of the Indiana Pacers, a person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press. 

Kevin Pritchard is being elevated from general manager to the team's new president of basketball operations, the person told The AP. He spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move. 

Bird leaves the Pacers ahead of a pivotal summer in which the franchise will have to decide what to do with star forward Paul George. He can become a free agent after next season and there is wide speculation that he would prefer to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Pacers will have to decide whether to try to convince him to stay long term or trade him. 

Yahoo! Sports first reported Bird's decision.

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