Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said when he found out the Knicks had fired Tom Thibodeau he first "thought it was one of those fake AI things."

Indiana's Rick Carlisle is back in the Finals, continuing the dream he started pursuing while growing up in small-town New York.

Indiana’s Thomas Bryant got in one game of Denver’s 2023 finals win over Miami, and the Pacers’ Aaron Nesmith played for Boston in the Celtics’ loss to Golden State in the 2022 finals.

Indiana point guard Tyrese Haliburton knows his Pacers will be heavy underdogs against the Oklahoma City Thunder when the NBA Finals tip off on Thursday, and he wouldn't have it any other way.In addition to the shorter turnaround,

Both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers have strengths that they bring to the series. Let's take a look at the breakdown of each position group. It is hard to say that the Pacers would hold the advantage here, considering that the Thunder have the reigning Most Valuable Player on their team in Gilgeous-Alexander.