Tyrese Haliburton ambled into a dribble handoff from Tony Bradley, and even though he was only going about three-quarters-speed at best on a flat right rear tire, the Pacers’ premier playmaker still merited enough respect with a live dribble to draw a second defender.

The Indiana Pacers will meet the Oklahoma City Thunder at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, June 19.

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Among those who took issue with Smith's words was Boston Celtics NBA champion Oshae Brissett. Brissett, who played for the Celtics during their title run last season and played with Haliburton on the Pacers for a season and a half before that, took to his X account to express his issue with Smith.

The Oklahoma City Thunder outright stole Game 4 from the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals and many are pointing to the refs being the reason why. The Pacers' bench boss doesn't agree with that thought process.

Fever star Caitlin Clark will return to the lineup after missing several WNBA games recently stemming from a quad injury.

The Pacers started the season 10-15, but now they're two wins away from their first NBA championship. They've earned our respect.

It has been reported that the Dallas Mavericks denied a request to interview Jason Kidd, the Minnesota Timberwolves said no to Chris Finch, the Houston Rockets did the same with Ime Udoka, the Atlanta Hawks rejected a Quin Snyder interview, and the Chicago Bulls also shut down the idea of Billy Donovan.