Indy Sports News
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The topic on the show “First Take” was about whether the team should move on from Morant, where Smith spoke about how the destination is not a “safe environment,” even saying that players have told him that. This garnered the attention of Morant, who took to X, formerly Twitter, and critiqued how the coverage is on the team rather than the current NBA Finals and even called out … [Read more...] about
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A source briefed on Haliburton’s injury confirmed the calf strain and further testing, including an MRI, but also said Haliburton would push to play against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder can close out the finals by winning Game 6, which is at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Indianapolis, and claim their first title since moving to Oklahoma City. … [Read more...] about
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Bobby Marks: The trade for Indiana not only regains their first in 2026 but also some additional flexibility this offseason. The Pacers are a projected $20M below the luxury tax and well beneath both aprons. … [Read more...] about
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On the latest episode of the “Mind the Game” podcast with Steve Nash, LeBron was asked who was the toughest defender he faced and he named World Peace as the player who really showed him what the NBA was all about in his early years: “Yeah, Ron Artest. Metta World Peace now. Really good with his hands, laterally was really good, strong as an ox. We played a game in my early … [Read more...] about LeBron James says Metta World Peace is the toughest defender he has faced
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The NBA Finals hit a series-high for a third-straight game, but there was barely any growth from Game 4 to Game 5. Monday’s Pacers-Thunder NBA Finals Game 5 averaged a series-high 9.54 million viewers on ABC, down 22% from last year’s Mavericks-Celtics clincher (12.22M) and the least-watched Game 5 of the Finals since Heat-Lakers in the fall 2020 “bubble,” which aired on a … [Read more...] about