claim: The Indiana Pacers were in the American Basketball Association.
evidence: The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis .. basketball. basketball. Indianapolis. Indianapolis. Indiana. Indiana. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- as a member club of the league 's Eastern Conference Central Division .. Eastern. Eastern Conference ( NBA ). Central. Central Division ( NBA ). National Basketball Association. National Basketball Association. Eastern Conference. Eastern Conference ( NBA ). Central Division. Central Division ( NBA ). The Pacers were first established in 1967 as a member of the American Basketball Association -LRB- ABA -RRB- and became a member of the NBA in 1976 as a result of the ABA -- NBA merger .. American Basketball Association. American Basketball Association. They play their home games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse .. Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The team is named after Indiana 's history with the Indianapolis 500 's pace cars and with the harness racing industry .. Indianapolis. Indianapolis. Indiana. Indiana. Indianapolis 500. Indianapolis 500. pace cars. Indianapolis 500 pace cars. harness racing. harness racing. The Pacers have won three championships , all in the ABA .. The Pacers were Eastern Conference champions in 2000 .. Eastern. Eastern Conference ( NBA ). 2000 NBA Finals. Eastern Conference. Eastern Conference ( NBA ). The team has won nine division titles .. Five Hall of Fame players -- Reggie Miller , Chris Mullin , Alex English , Mel Daniels , and Roger Brown -- played with the Pacers for multiple seasons .. Hall of Fame. List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Reggie Miller. Reggie Miller. Chris Mullin. Chris Mullin ( basketball ). Alex English. Alex English. Mel Daniels. Mel Daniels. Roger Brown. Roger Brown ( basketball, born 1942 )