Oh my goodness, I was waylaid yesterday afternoon out of the blue with the worst of all flu-like symptoms. As I'm coming out of the fog of this 24-hour hammer, I realize how glad I am that meetings kept me from attending Pacers Media Day yesterday.

It was driving me nuts earlier in the day on Wednesday, but in hindsight, no one down at the Fieldhouse needed to come into contact with me. Plus, the Pacers did an incredible job of using Pacers.com to take anyone interested inside the whole operation.

Also, local legend Eric Gordon was waylaid himself in a different way when he was notified of the trade between the Clippers and Hornets that would have him swapping places with Chris Paul. Gordon was on an outing with Clippers' season ticket holders when he heard about the deal

After the jump, plenty of links on the Pacers and the big trade yesterday.

• PACERS: Pacers Media Day 2011
• HE'S STILL GROWING | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com
• Pacers notebook: West probably won't make Pacers debut until next week | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com
• Pacers PG Collison excited about new options - Houston Chronicle
• What should the rotation look like? | Pacers Insider blog | The Indianapolis Star | IndyStar.com
• Pacers finally have some expectations | Kravitz | indystar.com
• Chris Paul traded to Clippers - CBSSports.com
• Eric Gordon's rush-hour commute - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
• Our New Shooting Guard, Very Briefly - At The Hive
• Chris Paul Trade Knocks Hornets Into Rebuild Mode, Where Patience Will Reign - SBNation.com
• Hawks ready for Teague to take control | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com
• NBA Season Preview: Indiana Pacers | ProBasketballTalk