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OKLAHOMA CITY — Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle on Sunday decried the swell of public criticism of the officiating that flowed following the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Game 4 win in the 2025 NBA Finals, describing the carping on perceived mistaken ...

Warriors Guard's Role in Pacers' Remarkable Finals Run Revealed originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Indiana Pacers aren't a destination for the NBA's free agents and rarely earn high draft picks. To reach the Finals, they had to buck convention and get creative.

Stephen A. Smith was photographed and videoed playing Solitaire on his phone during Game 4 of the NBA Finals -- and proceeded to get dragged on social media about it. The ESPN personality was in Indianapolis for the game -- won by the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-104 over the Indiana Pacers -- when several social media accounts caught him playing on his phone.

Indiana's big man has often been viewed as everybody else’s “missing piece,” but he continues to succeed on the team that drafted him — with a big payday ahead.