D-League or NBA, Whittington Stays Ready

Wednesday, he was in Erie, Pa., helping the Fort Wayne Mad Ants to a 106-80 victory over the Erie Bayhawks in an NBA Development League game.

Thursday he was in Indianapolis, playing nearly five productive fourth-quarter minutes for the Pacers in a loss to Milwaukee at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Friday, he was back in Fort Wayne, for a 2 p.m. practice with the Mad Ants, preparing for a game against the Iowa Energy on Saturday.

Such is life for Shayne Whittington, and for that matter, Rakeem Christmas, who have the unique circumstance — privilege, actually — of being members of two teams at once. It can be confusing sometimes, though. Talking with reporters after the Pacers' game on Thursday,…