Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle weighed in on that aspect of the game at-large during his Game 2 media availability on Saturday and had a blunt perspective on keeping free throw attempts down. "The game's gotten more physical in the last year and a half as changes were made to interpretations (of the rule book),

As ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke's future on the network's top NBA broadcasts is in flux, she has a fierce defender in Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle. Burke's work broadcasting the Oklahoma City Thunder in particular has come under fire as of late after she referred to MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander a "free-throw merchant" on the air.

News broke on Wednesday that Doris Burke's future as a broadcaster at ESPN is not secure. On Thursday, ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle sung the praises of the broadcaster as someone who has "changed the game" and inspired women in and out of the sports broadcasting industry.

Indiana came up with a big defensive stop off a Shai Gilgeous-Alexander miss and Pacers coach Rick Carlisle chose to keep his one timeout left in his pocket. The ball found its way to Haliburton with just over six seconds remaining before he drained a long two after creating space on Thunder guard and elite defender Cason Wallace.

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle wasn’t sure what to believe when news broke the New York Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The sports world stared in awe at Tyrese Haliburton's game-winner over the Oklahoma City Thunder last night, but Andrew Nembhard is getting plenty of flowers across

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