Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was introduced to the Grateful Dead four decades ago by then-Boston Celtics teammate Bill Walton.

The Indiana Pacers have been underdogs throughout the NBA Finals, but head coach Rick Carlisle is using that to motivate his team.

The Oklahoma City Thunder entered the 2025 NBA Finals as minus-750 favorites to win the series (giving them implied odds of 88 percent). But after losing to the Indiana Pacers, 116-107, on Wednesday,

After defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-107, on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers, who started the season as a 66-1 title long shot and started the playoffs at 80-1,

NBA legend and Hall of Famer Magic Johnson shares his perspective on what it means to be a superstar in the league.

Indiana fed off the crowd during its Game 3 win, but players will say the advantage is more about the comfort of routines at home.