The Pacers won Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Oklahoma City and lost Game 2, so they come back to Indianapolis tied 1-1 with the Thunder.

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle provided a major injury update for Tyrese Haliburton before Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Rick Carlisle has been around the NBA long enough to see what’s over the horizon. When the now 65-year-old began his second head-coaching stint with the Indiana Pacers in June 2021, he could tell the league was undergoing a paradigm shift.