When it came to the mundane formalities of everyday life, multi-hyphenated music giant Sly Stone made the pedestrian defiantly joyful. Even his answering machine greeting opened with his trademark irrepressible, eye-winking wit: “You called. Or did you? We’ll call back.” Yet Stone, who died Tuesday June 9 in Los Angeles at 82, was more than...
INDIANAPOLIS – Pascal Siakam brought the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy to the Giants of Africa basketball camp in Yaoundé, Cameroon, after winning an NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019. The Cameroon native’s hope was to inspire the next generation of African basketball players. One camper who was inspired was a then-15-year-old named Yves...
In this edition of Hoopsology, Justin and Matt are joined by WNBA journalist Karli Bell and the host of Courtside with Karli Bell. Karli gives her early impressions of the WNBA season, which teams are impressing her so far, why the upcoming WNBA CBA negotiations are the most important, and how other women’s basketball leagues,...
INDIANAPOLIS – “La, la, la, la. Wait ’til I get my money right. “La, la, la la. Then you can’t tell me nothing, right? “Excuse me, was you saying something? “Uh-uh, you can’t tell me nothing.” Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin walked into the locker room late Wednesday night with rapper Kanye West’s 2007 song...
’24-’25 Freshman of the year Jayki Miles was destroying everyone while taking a break from club ball. Miles moves with pro pace and is definitely a floor general The post Top '24-'25 freshman Jayki Miles & Daijon Grayson Are OP! appeared first on Ballislife.com.
INDIANAPOLIS – Former ABA and NBA forward Darnell Hillman proudly donned a fresh 2025 NBA Finals cap and a vintage long-sleeve shirt, both with the Indiana Pacers’ logo. Known as “Dr. Dunk,” he is a proud member of two of the Pacers’ three American Basketball Association championship teams (1972 and 1973). Hillman also has no...
Tyrese Haliburton said it plainly after the Indiana Pacers’ 123-107 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night. “I think I’ve had two really poor first halves,” Haliburton said. “I just have to figure out how to be better earlier in games. But kudos to them. They...
INDIANAPOLIS – There is a helter-skelter magnificence to Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton. And it’s that style of play that reminds famed comedian/actor Mike Epps, a renowned Pacers fan, of himself on the stage. “Haliburton is an unpredictable player,” Epps told Andscape in a recent phone interview. “And that’s what I love about him, because...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder needed a statement performance in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. After Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers pulled off one of their signature comebacks in Game 1, it felt like a near necessity for the Thunder to win on Sunday and prevent that loss from snowballing into...
OKLAHOMA CITY – While wearing custom earrings with pictures of Oklahoma City Thunder center Jaylin Williams on them, a smiling Linda Williams sat in the family section after her son’s team won its first game of the NBA Finals late Sunday night. An adoring fan approached her with hopes of getting a picture. “My wife...