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Rick Carlisle

Rick Carlisle in a Pacers top

Rick Carlisle walks back his championship bus complaints

Rick Carlisle changed his tune about the Oklahoma City Thunder’s championship buses after losing Game 7 on Sunday night. Carlisle’s Indiana Pacers fell short in their quest to win the championship and lost 103-91 to the Thunder in OKC. …

Rick Carlisle in a suit

Thunder gave Rick Carlisle some motivational material before Game 7

Whether they meant to or not, the Oklahoma City Thunder gave Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle some material to fire up his team before Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday. Video circulated on social media Sunday showing an array of buses that have …

Tj McConnell in warmups

Pacers fans crucify Rick Carlisle over his controversial move in Game 5

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle was heavily criticized on Monday over one of his late-game decisions in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The Pacers trailed the Oklahoma City Thunder 71-59 with 6:40 left in the third quarter at Paycom Center in …

Rick Carlisle in a suit

Rick Carlisle launches passionate defense of Scott Foster

NBA coaches often vent frustration with the officials to the media, but Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle took a very different approach during his media availability on Sunday. Carlisle launched a passionate defense of referee Scott Foster after …

Rick Carlisle in a suit

Rick Carlisle shares his blunt reaction to Tom Thibodeau’s firing

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle had a typically strong reaction to the New York Knicks’ decision to fire head coach Tom Thibodeau. Carlisle, who is also the current head of the National Basketball Coaches Association, was …

Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton looking surprised

Tyrese Haliburton was baffled by Rick Carlisle’s crunch time move in Game 4

Tyrese Haliburton was not a big fan of one of Rick Carlisle’s late-game decisions in Tuesday’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 against the New York Knicks. The Indiana Pacers led the Knicks 120-114 with just over three minutes left at …

Rick Carlisle in a suit

Rick Carlisle appears to be playing mind games with Tom Thibodeau

Rick Carlisle may be trying to pull an old Jedi mind trick on his coaching counterpart. The Indiana Pacers head coach Carlisle went viral on Monday for some comments that he made to reporters after team practice. Indiana lost Game 3 of the Eastern …

Rick Carlisle in a suit

Rick Carlisle backs Tyrese Haliburton’s choke gesture

There are some people who may have been bothered by the choking gesture that Tyrese Haliburton did during the Indiana Pacers’ historic comeback win on Wednesday night, but his head coach was not one of them. Haliburton hit a step-back shot at …

Tyrese Haliburton in his Pacers uniform

Rick Carlisle blasts ‘shameful’ NBA player poll naming Tyrese Haliburton ‘most overrated’

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle had choice words on Tuesday when asked about the anonymous NBA poll that had an unflattering result for Tyrese Haliburton. On Tuesday, The Athletic released the results of an anonymous poll with 158 NBA players …

Bronny James in a red tank top

NBA head coach has surprise prediction about Bronny James’ draft position

There may be a Bronny James stunner on NBA Draft day, according to one current head coach. Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle appeared this week on “The Green Light with Chris Long.” During the appearance, co-host Macon Gunter bluntly …

Rick Carlisle in a suit

Rick Carlisle shares incredible Bill Walton story before Game 4

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle on Monday recounted one of his best memories of the late Bill Walton. The NBA announced Monday that Walton died after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. The 2-time NBA champion received touching tributes …

Rick Carlisle in a suit

Rick Carlisle fired up over NBA’s trophy presentation plans

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle is leaning into a new disrespect narrative ahead of his team’s do-or-die Game 4. Carlisle told the media Sunday that his team is motivated by the NBA’s plans to stage a trophy presentation Monday if the …

Andrew Nembard driving against Jrue Holiday in Game 3 of Pacers-Celtics

Rick Carlisle clowned for questionable decision in Pacers’ Game 3 loss

The Indiana Pacers let another win slip away on Saturday in their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Boston Celtics. Some fans pinned the blame on Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle. The Pacers trailed 112-111 with under 10 seconds left at …

Josh Hart wearing a headband

Josh Hart rips Pacers coach Rick Carlisle for ‘idiotic’ remark

The NBA did not appreciate the comments Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle made after his team lost to the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, and neither did Josh Hart. Carlisle was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Friday for what he said about the …

Rick Carlisle in a suit

NBA fines Pacers coach Rick Carlisle over comments about officiating

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle has been openly unhappy with the officiating in the first two games of his team’s series against the New York Knicks, and the way he has shown that is now costing him some money. The NBA announced on …

Rick Carlisle up in arms

Rick Carlisle gets ejected from Game 2

Rick Carlisle was ejected from Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals series between his Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks on Wednesday night after taking issue with the officiating. Carlisle was upset after a double-dribble call made by …

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