Pascal Siakam had a wild moment prior to Game 6 of the NBA Finals between his Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.
ABC showed footage of the Pacers joined in a team huddle prior to coming onto the court for Game 6. The team’s players had their arms around each other, and Siakam was seen looking up at one point. His irises and pupils disappeared as he looked up, and all that was left were the whites of his eyeballs.
Game 7 was loading since this moment: pic.twitter.com/BpyFVjLwRM
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) June 20, 2025
Some called it “dark magic” or similar terms.
Siakam Dark Magic pic.twitter.com/1nCH4R385k
— GoldenKnight (@GoldenKnightGFX) June 20, 2025
Pascal Siakam really summoned the strength of his ancestors before the game I’M CRYING 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/RhjFfGLwgm
— Hater Report (@HaterReport_) June 20, 2025
Cameras caught Siakam making the final sacrifice in real time 😭😭😭
— CelticsUnite (@CelticsUnite18) June 20, 2025
pic.twitter.com/IEsPGU7f8c
Nah this is insane 😭 Siakam sold his soul for a championship 💀 pic.twitter.com/YwvQ643El4
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) June 20, 2025
Siakam activated the dark magic before the game😭 pic.twitter.com/irxrtU3GbJ
— 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 (@WadexFlash) June 20, 2025
Even StatMuse had fun with it.
Pascal Siakam in Game 6:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 20, 2025
16 PTS
13 REB
5 OREB
Forced Game 7. pic.twitter.com/FPU6bfJJDw
Siakam finished with 16 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists in the game, including one huge poster dunk. Whatever he did helped his team show up in a big way on Thursday. They beat the Thunder 108-91 to force a Game 7.
