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Rick Carlilse Joins Us! Haliburton Update + Recapping an Unbelievable Season! Jun 24, 2025

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Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us and discusses his conversation with Tyrese Haliburton last night, reflecting on the playoff run, the team post-Haliburton injury, reflecting on the season as a whole, his conversation with Mark Montieth, Myles Turner’s future, Reggie and other former Pacers being along for the playoff run, the Drive & Dish program, Kevin reads a fan appreciation to Rick, his off-season plans & more!

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Monday 6/23: Haliburton's injury delivers gut punch in a Game 7 loss, we react to it all Jun 23, 2025

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00:00 – 12:41 – A depressing end to an all-time Pacers season as Tyrese Haliburton goes down in the first quarter of last night’s Game 7 as the Pacers lose to the Thunder, the gut-wrenching nature of last night’s loss and injury to Haliburton, the what if of last night and the what if of Game 4 finish

12:42 – 23:03 – Morning Checkdown

23:04 – 45:23 – Trying to find the words to recap last night’s Game 7, Pacers players post-game, Lou Dort and the lack of turnovers by SGA, we take callers to gather emotions from Game 7, Rick Carlisle’s comments on Tyrese Haliburton

45:24 – 1:06:57 – Figuring out the words to describe last night’s game, we take more callers, the future of Myles Turner and how cloudy it gets with the Haliburton injury, more callers, Morning Checkdown

1:06:58 – 1:18:32 – The post-game reaction of the Pacers, we take more callers

1:18:33 - 1:25:45– James is back from jury duty, more callers to react to last night’s Game 7

1:25:46 – 1:45:10 – Trying to find some silver lining following the Haliburton injury, Siakam’s postgame comment about Haliburton and the Pacers renewing his love for basketball, the pit in your stomach during the Haliburton injury, Morning Checkdown

1:45:11 – 2:00:07 – Stephen Simon tweets following Game 7, we take more callers, the highlights of the season, more callers

2:00:08 – 2:05:57 - Fever Stat of the Day, early thoughts to the future of the Pacers following Tyrese’s injury, the championship window

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Best of Monday 6/23: A Game 7 loss feels even worse with Haliburton's injury Jun 23, 2025

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00:00 – 12:46 – A depressing end to an all-time Pacers season as Tyrese Haliburton goes down in the first quarter of last night’s Game 7 as the Pacers lose to the Thunder, the gut-wrenching nature of last night’s loss and injury to Haliburton, the what if of last night and the what if of Game 4 finish

12:47 – 35:08 – Trying to find the words to recap last night’s Game 7, Pacers players post-game, Lou Dort and the lack of turnovers by SGA, we take callers to gather emotions from Game 7, Rick Carlisle’s comments on Tyrese Haliburton

35:09 – 42:22 - James is back from jury duty, more callers to react to last night’s Game 7

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Friday 6/20: PACERS FORCE GAME 7! ONE WIN AWAY FROM A CHAMPIONSHIP! Jun 20, 2025

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00:00 – 14:15 – GAME EFFIN’ SEVEN! The Pacers rout the Thunder to push the series to a decisive game on Sunday, Haliburton’s performance despite the calf strain, TJ McConnell steps up again, Obi Toppin’s performance, the Speedo Game

14:16 – 21:10 – Morning Checkdown

21:11 – 41:04 – Key moments for the Pacers’ win last night, Haliburton’s pre-game and how he performed last night, callers react to Game 6 last night, who has the advantage in Game 7, how the Thunder should be approaching Sunday, Tony Bradley

41:05 – 1:05:51– The Pacers find a way to push the series to Game 7 on Sunday, Pascal Siakam’s playoff history, the Game 7 pressure cooker, Kevin paints a picture of last night’s atmosphere in Gainbridge, TJ McConnell coming to the game with Tupperware, caller asks who the Pacers Finals MVP would be, Morning Checkdown

1:05:52 – 1:16:29 – Kevin’s Speedo is one win away from being donned, potential parade plans?, Tyrese Haliburton’s performance and how his calf can hold up for one more game, more callers react to Game 6, our golf outing

1:16:30 – 1:26:52 – Ref assignments NOT made for Game 7 yet, Haliburton’s we take more callers reacting to the Game 6 win, Kevin’s Speedo plan, the pregame video that played ahead of Game 6

1:26:53 – 1:52:13 – Kevin describes his Pacers fandom through this playoff run, where does Game 7 rank on the all-time biggest games in the state?, the generational pull surrounding this team, we take more callers, Morning Checkdown

1:52:14 – 2:02:33 – The Brazilian radio call last night was phenomenal, international media at the NBA Finals, a wild story from an international reporter to Thunder coach Mark Daigneault, get in price for Game 7, more callers weigh in on Game 6

2:02:34 – 2:05:52 – We wrap the show with one last caller, do we think the Pacers win Game 7?

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Best of Friday 6/20: GAME EFFIN' SEVEN! PACERS NEED ONE MORE WIN! Jun 20, 2025

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00:00 – 14:13 – GAME EFFIN’ SEVEN! The Pacers rout the Thunder to push the series to a decisive game on Sunday, Haliburton’s performance despite the calf strain, TJ McConnell steps up again, Obi Toppin’s performance, the Speedo Game

14:14 – 34:07 – Key moments for the Pacers’ win last night, Haliburton’s pre-game and how he performed last night, callers react to Game 6 last night, who has the advantage in Game 7, how the Thunder should be approaching Sunday, Tony Bradley

34:08 – 44:15 - – Kevin’s Speedo is one win away from being donned, potential parade plans?, Tyrese Haliburton’s performance and how his calf can hold up for one more game, more callers react to Game 6

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Thursday 6/19: It's do or die for the Pacers tonight, will Haliburton play? Jun 19, 2025

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00:00 – 13:16 – It’s do or die for the Pacers tonight in Game 6, Tyrese Haliburton discussed his status and calf yesterday, Bennedict Mathurin’s 23rd birthday today, more fallout from Fever/Sun dust up,

13:17 – 20:19– Morning Checkdown

20:20 – 42:57 – Pacers turnover issues, Haliburton discusses his calf and what he needs to do to play tonight, long-term concerns, his trust in the medical staff, will Thunder fans flood Gainbridge tonight?, a season ticket holder calls about selling his Game 6 seats

42:57 – 1:05:12 – Haliburton on his next 24 hours, another season ticket holder calls and says why he refuses to sell his tickets after being burned in the past, Kevin unboxes his Speedo, which Pacer do you have the most confidence in tonight, Morning Checkdown

1:05:13 – 1:15:37 – Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins us on his birthday and discusses if he thinks Haliburton plays tonight, a calf strain stat that could be cause of concern for tonight, if Haliburton doesn’t play what does the starting five look like, hoe the Pacers should slow down OKC tonight, why did the Pacers make a trade?

1:15:38 – 1:24:03 – Should Haliburton go all out tonight or live for the next season and beyond, Kevin discusses his Speedo try on, how do the Pacers divvy up Haliburton’s minutes if he does play?

1:24:04 – 1:47:16 – IndyStar Colts reporter Nate Atkins joins us to discuss his hellish commute back to Indy, his thoughts on Tyrese Haliburton and his calf, the Game 6 ref assignments, his feature on Jermaine O’Neal, his thoughts on the Colts’ minicamp and his biggest takeaways, Kevin tells a TJ McConnell story, Morning Checkdown

1:47:17 – 1:55:53– We give away Indy Eleven tickets, Bennedict Mathurin’s comments yesterday about Game 6 pressure, our predictions for tonight’s Game 6

1:55:54 – 2:03:56 – ESPN finally showed intros in Game 5, why has the NBA not made The Finals look like The Finals from an aesthetics standpoint?, Haliburton’s stats and availability tonight

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Best of Thursday 6/19: Do or die Game 6 for the Pacers, will Hali give it a go? Jun 19, 2025

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00:00 – 22:43 – Pacers turnover issues, Haliburton discusses his calf and what he needs to do to play tonight, long-term concerns, his trust in the medical staff, will Thunder fans flood Gainbridge tonight?, a season ticket holder calls about selling his Game 6 seats

22:44 – 31:43 – Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins us on his birthday and discusses if he thinks Haliburton plays tonight, a calf strain stat that could be cause of concern for tonight, if Haliburton doesn’t play what does the starting five look like, hoe the Pacers should slow down OKC tonight, why did the Pacers make a trade?

31:44 – 48:27 - IndyStar Colts reporter Nate Atkins joins us to discuss his hellish commute back to Indy, his thoughts on Tyrese Haliburton and his calf, the Game 6 ref assignments, his feature on Jermaine O’Neal, his thoughts on the Colts’ minicamp and his biggest takeaways, Kevin tells a TJ McConnell story

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Wednesday 6/18: Rick Carlisle joins and updates Haliburton's status + Fever throwdown & I GOTTA KNOW! Jun 18, 2025

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00:00 – 13:25 – Tempers flare in Fever/Sun last night, Caitlin Clark gets flagrant fouled and Sophie Cunningham gets ejected, latest on Tyrese Haliburton heading into Game 6, Panthers win back-to-back Stanley Cups

13:26 – 20:16– Morning Checkdown

20:17 – 40:10 – Andy Griffith rejoiner, Shams Charania on the latest on Tyrese Haliburton’s injury, his status for Game 6, Pacers make a trade last night and what that all means for the draft and for Myles Turner’s potential contract extension

40:11 – 1:06:26 – Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us to discuss Tyrese Haliburton’s status for Game 6, the scenario with Haliburton and without him, TJ McConnell’s abilities, do minutes restrictions go out the window in elimination games, traveling days, Jenny Boucek and why he thinks she’ll be the first female NBA head coach one day, Morning Checkdown

1:06:27 – 1:15:22 – Game 6 gameplan, Kevin references Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault’s comment about team menus when it comes to gameplans, Kevin and James discuss some Colts storylines

1:15:23 – 1:26:53– We play I GOTTA KNOW: Pacers expectations going forward, Colts QB competition decided already?, athletic event you know you could beat everyone else in, childhood trend you wanted to wipe away

1:26:52 – 1:51:22 – Our golf outing coming up in August, if Haliburton can’t go tomorrow then what happens?, our conversation with Rick Carlisle earlier today,

1:51:23 – 2:02:14 – Oklahoma City Thunder reporter for the Associated Press Cliff Brunt joins us to discuss the Thunder being on the verge of an NBA Championship, Thunder roster aside from SGA, Mark Daigneault’s coaching abilities, his thoughts as Game 4 looked like the Pacers were going to win, unlocking Jalen Williams, does he think he’ll be working a Game 7 on Sunday

2:02:15 – 2:07:36– Limp Bizkit, Fever/Sun dust up yesterday, Jiffy Lube Stat of the Day, Carlisle update on Haliburton

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Best of Wednesday 6/18: Rick Carlisle joins and discusses Haliburton's status, I GOTTA KNOW & more! Jun 18, 2025

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00:00 – 13:31 – Tempers flare in Fever/Sun last night, Caitlin Clark gets flagrant fouled and Sophie Cunningham gets ejected, latest on Tyrese Haliburton heading into Game 6, Panthers win back-to-back Stanley Cups

13:32 – 33:27 – Andy Griffith rejoiner, Shams Charania on the latest on Tyrese Haliburton’s injury, his status for Game 6, Pacers make a trade last night

33:28 – 48:52– Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us to discuss Tyrese Haliburton’s status for Game 6, the scenario with Haliburton and without him, TJ McConnell’s abilities, do minutes restrictions go out the window in elimination games, traveling days, Jenny Boucek and why he thinks she’ll be the first female NBA head coach one day

48:53 – 1:00:24 - We play I GOTTA KNOW: Pacers expectations going forward, Colts QB competition decided already?, athletic event you know you could beat everyone else in, childhood trend you wanted to wipe away

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Rick Carlisle Talks Game 6, Haliburton's Status! Jun 18, 2025

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Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joins us to discuss Tyrese Haliburton’s status for Game 6, the scenario with Haliburton and without him, TJ McConnell’s abilities, do minutes restrictions go out the window in elimination games, traveling days, Jenny Boucek and why he thinks she’ll be the first female NBA head coach one day & more!

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