The imposing NBA Finals free throw presence of OKC superfan Thundor

Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey went to the free throw line against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs at Paycom…

NBA Finals 2025 – How Thunder avoid a 2-0 deficit against Pacers

Zach KramJun 7, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously…

Jalen Williams on NBA Finals Game 2 stakes: ‘Pressure is a privilege’

With the entire sports world’s attention on the 2025 NBA Finals, Jalen Williams has come a long way over the last four years from small-school Santa Clara, which likely only…

The French Open Finals Are Dream Matchups—Here’s Who’s Playing (and How Coco Gauff Can Win)

On the women’s side, both Sabalenka and Gauff have had a mostly charmed run through the draw at Roland-Garros, with Sabalenka looking momentarily flummoxed by the three-time defending champion Iga…

Stars fire coach Pete DeBoer after losing in the West finals

Ryan S. ClarkJun 6, 2025, 10:50 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Eight days after falling in their third straight Western Conference finals, the…

Pacers vs. Thunder: History repeats, and OKC stands stunned after letting Finals opener slip away

OKLAHOMA CITY — The lead wasn’t big enough. The Thunder had opened the 2025 NBA Finals with a borderline-unbelievable half of defensive basketball. They’d forced the visiting Pacers into a…

Thunder drop Game 1 of NBA Finals, but loss ‘not an end point’

Tim MacMahonJun 6, 2025, 01:38 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM OKLAHOMA CITY —…

2025 NBA Finals: Biggest takeaways from Thunder-Pacers Game 1

For the first 47 minutes, 40 seconds of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander thoroughly outplayed Tyrese Haliburton in a matchup of star point guards. But as Pacers…

Indiana Pacers ‘cheated death’ again to stun OKC Thunder in NBA Finals

The Indiana Pacers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.  OKC was in control for…

NBA Makes Historical Jalen Williams Announcement Before Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals

NBA Makes Historical Jalen Williams Announcement Before Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The NBA Finals tip off on Thursday night as the Oklahoma City Thunder host the…