Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert wasted little time hopping back in stride as a favorite among fans after going through the restricted free agency process which had him batting his eyelashes at Portland. While gearing up for season three of Area55 in which Hibbert selects crazies to attend every game and cheer on the team, Hibbert randomly invited a couple of those fans to join him in his MMA workout on Friday. Looks like he had a pair of tough Pacers fans with him who held up pretty well.

So proud of my Area55 crew @indysportsgirl n @JonnyB83 killed it in the workout with me today. One big family. twitter.com/Hoya2aPacer/st…

— Roy Hibbert (@Hoya2aPacer) July 21, 2012

Catching up on NBA offseason moves, the Celtics traded former Purdue and Indiana high school stars, E'Twuan Moore and JaJuan Johnson to Houston as part of a deal that sent former Pike guard Courtney Lee to the Celtics. Moore was included because his deal is not guaranteed. Houston will let him go, so Moore reportedly now has eyes on joining the Chicago Bulls.

Check out the links after the jump.

• Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel just a dad on a Friday at Snapperz
• Random Thoughts by Benner | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE INDIANA PACERS
• Pacers Sponser Indiana Black Expo Luncheon | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE INDIANA PACERS
• Sports Radio Interviews " Blog Archive " Rick Carlisle has a Whole New Mavericks Team to Coach
• Bulls Free Agency 2012: E'Twaun Moore Could End Up In Bulls Camp, According To Report - SB Nation Chicago
• Green Street " E’Twaun Moore bullish on Chicago and JaJuan Johnson considering options
• NBA owners did not vote on flopping rules at Thursday meeting | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo! Sports
• NBA Summer League: Where Rumored Courtney Lee Trade Makes Things Awkward - From Our Editors - SBNation.com
• Andray Blatche clears waivers, becomes a free agent - Wizards Insider - The Washington Post
• Andray Blatche just wants to have fun, and that was the problem - The Washington Post
• World Peace now friends with drink-throwing fan from brawl
• Sports Radio Interviews " Blog Archive " Metta World Peace is Now Friends With the Guy Who Threw the Drink at Him in Detroit