The Indiana Pacers are going to be without forward Jarace Walker for at least the first two games of the 2025 NBA Finals, coach Rick Carlisle said Monday, three days ahead of the team's Game 1 showdown against the Oklahoma City Thunder .

Indiana Pacers star and New York Knicks fan playfully spar on social media before and after Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Indiana Pacers are embracing everything about advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000. Indiana defeated the New York Knicks in six games in the Eastern Conference finals, capping it off with a 125-108 win in Game 6 on Saturday night.

The Knicks fell hard to the No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals in six games. New York dropped Game 6 and failed to force a Game 7 on Saturday with the fina

Of course, their star duo of Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns led the way for the Knicks this season though both of them faced scrutiny, especially Towns, during their playoff run. On Monday, Towns made his first social media post since the Knicks were eliminated where he thanked the fans.