All dogs are good dogs, even ones that fail to perform their halftime duties correctly.
On Monday, the Indiana Pacers were hosting the Orlando Magic in an early-season Eastern Conference matchup. With the Pacers up 54-45 at the halftime buzzer, Indiana was looking to keep the good vibes rolling with a puppy race at halftime!
Unfortunately for the Pacers cheerleaders and in-arena staff — but fortunately for the rest of us — the puppies in question completely failed at the “racing” part of of the halftime show. Instead, the wonderful selection of good puppies just sat there looking incredibly adorable in their Pacers jerseys while the cheerleaders did everything they could to make them move.
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we hosted our first ever @PetSmart Puppy Race at halftime, and it did not go as planned. it was even better.😂
thanks to @IndyHumane for letting us show off these adorable pups that are all on hold waiting to get big enough to go to their forever homes.☺️ pic.twitter.com/jmMSrgoqTX
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) November 22, 2022
Sure, this may have been a programing fail, but considering how much fun everyone was having on the court, I think it all worked out in the end. Plus, who doesn’t love adorable puppies being adorable?
