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Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle on Monday was in no mood to discuss the officiating after his team’s series-opening loss to the New York Knicks. The Pacers fell to the Knicks 121-117 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal …
One opposing NBA head coach is under the spell of Luka Magic. Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle spoke this week to Fan Nation’s Grant Afseth in a wide-ranging interview. One of the topics discussed was Carlisle’s former team, the …
Rick Carlisle’s street cred is getting a big-time boost this week. The Indiana Pacers head coach posed for a picture with legendary rapper 50 Cent after Thursday’s game against the Houston Rockets. The “In Da Club” rapper was …
You can take Rick Carlisle out of Dallas, but you can’t take the Dallas out of Rick Carlisle. Evan Sidery of Basketball News reported on Thursday that the Indiana Pacers are adding veteran forward James Johnson to their training camp roster. …
With a winning percentage hovering around the Blutarsky Line this season, Rick Carlisle is taking some time to address the speculation over his future. The Indiana Pacers head coach spoke with reporters on Thursday to clarify the supposed uncertainty …
Tristan Thompson played in his fourth and what will be his final game for the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, as the big man is expected to be waived on Thursday. We know this because Rick Carlisle willingly shared the information. The Pacers …
Rick Carlisle on Saturday returned to face the Mavericks for the first time since resigning from his job as Dallas’ head coach last year. The Mavericks played him a video tribute, and he was extremely moved by it. Here is the video tribute that …
One former Dallas Maverick is not here for any disrespect to Rick Carlisle. Ex-NBA swingman Justin Anderson, who was drafted by Dallas and played for them from 2015 to 2017, defended Carlisle on Twitter Wednesday. “Y’all didn’t ask, but I’m not …
It has been widely reported that Luka Doncic did not want to play for Rick Carlisle, which is likely the main reason the former Dallas Mavericks coach was pushed out after last season. Now, we have a better understanding of how and why the drama …
The Indiana Pacers lost a close game to the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, and Pacers coach Rick Carlisle thinks the Nets benefited from some leniency. Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant had an outburst in the third quarter of the team’s eventual 105-98 …
Rick Carlisle resigned as the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks last week, and he is officially returning to a very familiar place. Carlisle had been hired as the head coach of the Indiana Pacers, according to multiple reports. ESPN’s Tim …
Rick Carlisle is a widely respected figure within the NBA, and has a strong reputation as a head coach. However, it’s growing increasingly clear that many within the Dallas Mavericks are pleased to see him go. Tim Cato of The Athletic wrote …
Rick Carlisle was head coach for one of the more memorable eras of Indiana Pacers basketball. Now he might get a chance to run it back with the team nearly a decade-and-a-half later. Speaking this week on “The Hoop Collective,” …
The Dallas Mavericks have made some major organizational changes this week, and it is sounding more and more like one of them was the result of their biggest star not getting along with his head coach. Rick Carlisle informed the Mavericks on Thursday …
Former NBA All-Star Andrew Bogut shared a funny tweet on Thursday night about the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks were facing the Brooklyn Nets in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series. Milwaukee was trailing 3-2 in the series and staring …
It did not take long for speculation to begin about where Rick Carlisle could land following his departure from the Dallas Mavericks. Carlisle announced his departure as Mavericks coach on Thursday, opening up an attractive job with a young superstar …
