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

OKLAHOMA CITY — Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle thought news of the Knicks’ firing Tom Thibodeau was “was one of those fake AI things” at first. “No way. There’s no way possible,” Carlisle said Wednesday on NBA Finals Media Day.

The Indiana Pacers are looking to win their first NBA championship. After winning multiple ABA titles, they haven't been able to recreate the same success in their NBA history. Indiana has only made the Finals once in their NBA history,

Here's a previously unbelievable sentence that became increasingly believable in the past 18 months: The Indiana Pacers will play in the NBA Finals for just the second time ever -- and Tyrese Haliburton is the biggest reason why.

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton is preparing to play in the NBA Finals for the first time and is firmly established as one of the best players in the league.