Ric Bucher breaks down the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Game 2 win over the Indiana Pacers, then decides whether they have control of the NBA Finals or not.
June 9, 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers 123-107 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Colin Cowherd discusses the impact of the Thunder winning Game 2 in dominant fashion, and if the Thunder can maintain control of the series.
June 9, 2025
The Dallas Mavericks have the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on June 25. In preparation, they’ve scheduled a private workout with Duke freshman Cooper Flagg for June 17, per ESPN. The 6-foot-9 Flagg is expected to go first-overall in this month’s draft, but this move would only make the likelihood of that occurring…
June 9, 2025
The milestones keep coming for Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. With his first basket of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night, Gilgeous-Alexander — the NBA’s reigning MVP — reached the 3,000-point mark for the season, including playoffs. The milestone came on a 10-footer with 8:24 left in the opening quarter. He needed only…
June 9, 2025
The NBA’s persistent schedule demands peak physical and mental performance, but sleep quietly shapes at least some outcomes as a largely overlooked factor. Teams now invest millions in sleep science since they recognise its direct link beyond player efficiency, injury risk, and game-day spreads. Punters may expose edges beyond regular data if these patterns are…
June 9, 2025
Melissa Rohlin FOX Sports NBA Writer The NBA Finals are here, with West No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder and the East No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers squaring off with the hope of lifting their first-ever Larry O’Brien trophy at the end of the highly-anticipated series. This is the Pacers’ first Finals appearance since 2000,…
June 9, 2025
Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst Now that NBA Finals odds are dominating the sports betting conversation, major wagers are starting to flow — and from some high-profile sources. The Indiana Pacers-Oklahoma City Thunder series has already seen two seven-figure bets. One of those is from Jay Z, who after the Game 1 result has…
June 8, 2025
Jay Wright will not be the next head coach of the New York Knicks. The former Villanova men’s basketball head coach has informed the Knicks that he’s not interested in succeeding Tom Thibodeau and will remain retired, he told Sports Illustrated. Wright added in his comments to Sports Illustrated that he and Knicks president Leon…
June 8, 2025
Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey has sprained his left ankle again, and the team said Saturday that the All-Rookie team selection will need surgery. The Grizzlies said the 7-foot-3 Edey was working out this week when he injured the ankle again. Imaging revealed excessive ligamentous laxity, which will be addressed with surgery that will also…
June 7, 2025
Melissa Rohlin FOX Sports NBA Writer We’re witnessing something unprecedented: The coronation of a superstar in hyperspeed. Usually the rise is gradual. We see it coming. The tide rises slowly, like the ebb and flow of waves, before the tsunami hits. But Tyrese Haliburton’s ascension has been different. He’s a spark that turned into…
June 7, 2025