OKC Thunder as NBA Champion: A story of shrewd management, selfless cohesive play and some luck

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s journey to the 2025 NBA championship began with heartbreak 13 years earlier. In 2012, a young Thunder team featuring Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden reached the NBA Finals, only to fall to the star-studded Miami Heat. The Thunder never returned to the Finals despite their trio of future Hall … Read more

Pacers confirm torn Achilles for star Tyrese Haliburton

The Indiana Pacers confirmed on Monday that star Tyrese Haliburton sustained a torn right Achilles tendon in Sunday night’s NBA Finals Game 7 loss at Oklahoma City. The All-NBA guard, in obvious pain during the first quarter, was helped off the court and immediately taken to the locker room. “An MRI taken on Monday confirmed … Read more

Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton suffers right leg injury in NBA Finals, his father says it’s an Achilles

Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton was starting a move toward the basket, and his right leg didn’t seem to move with him. The ensuing scene was heartbreaking for the Pacers. Haliburton—who was playing with a strained right calf—tumbled to the court in a heap, immediately began punching the floor in frustration, and needed to be helped … Read more