Category: 2025 NBA Finals

By Joshua Miranda Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — “In 49 other states, it’s just basketball,” Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle had said after his team clinched a spot in the NBA Finals. “But this is Indiana.” It’s a sentiment so deeply woven into the basketball culture throughout the state that hearing just part of …

By Joshua Miranda Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Nine thousand, one hundred and twenty-six days. That’s how long it will have been since the state of Indiana last hosted the NBA Finals. The league was different back then. Reggie Miller, the star of the Indiana Pacers’ Finals run, was a rare mold of a …

There’s a saying in India that goes, “Kehte hain agar kisi cheez ko dil se chaho, toh puri kainaat usse tumse milane ki koshish mein lag jaati hai.” Roughly translated: “If you want something with all your heart, the entire universe conspires to help you achieve it.” Ever since I got the email confirming I’d …