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The jerseys both have ''Indiana'' across the front, but the similarities end there between IU and the NBA's Indiana Pacers. Still, I was curious, and went to Twitter to take a poll. Hoosiers fans, how big is your love for the Pacers?

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle offered an impassioned and somewhat unprompted defense of referee Scott Foster, evidently aware of mountains of online criticism.

Caitlin Clark is doubly disappointed about how the NBA Finals are going right now. One, the Indiana Pacers lost Game 4. Two, Clark can’t be there for Game 6. Clark and the Indiana Fever have a good reason for why they won’t be at the Pacers’ last home game of the season on Thursday,

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