Rick Carlisle stood up for Doris Burke amid speculation about her role at ESPN.
Rick Carlisle and Doris Burke have made significant contributions to the world of basketball. Carlisle has been at the helm as an NBA head coach since 2001, accumulating an impressive 23 seasons, which ranks him 12th in league history. Meanwhile, Burke has been with ESPN since 1990, taking on various roles, including color commentary for […]
Rick Carlisle supports Doris Burke amid speculation about her future
Carlisle Reacts to Burke Speculation Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle expressed his disappointment regarding the recent rumors about Doris Burke’s future at ESPN, especially coming just before the 2025 NBA Finals. During a pre-game session on Thursday before the Pacers took on the Thunder, Carlisle took a moment to acknowledge Burke’s contributions to sports broadcasting. […]
Rick Carlisle believed that Tom Thibodeau’s firing from the Knicks was a ‘fake AI situation’
Carlisle Responds to Thibodeau’s Departure from Knicks Rick Carlisle expressed his disbelief over the New York Knicks’ decision to part ways with coach Tom Thibodeau. At a press conference leading up to the NBA Finals on Wednesday, Carlisle reflected on the surprising developments that took the basketball world by storm just a day prior. “It […]
Maine girl Cassidy Carlisle involved in trans athlete battle reveals how state’s policies hurt her childhood and sports career
Cassidy Carlyle was in the seventh grade when she had to change in the same locker room as a transgender student, she said. Six years ago, in gym class at Presque Island Middle School in northern Maine, she said she would step into the locker room and find a biological man who would change alongside […]
Pacers Rick Carlisle snaps at reporter after loss to Celtics
Understandably, head coach Rick Carlisle was unhappy with his Indiana Pacers’ Game 3 loss to the Boston Celtics. The Pacers head coach, recalling how the team blew an eight-point lead with under three minutes to play in Saturday’s game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, fired back without listening to a reporter’s question to completion. “I just rewatched […]
Rick Carlisle still seething over Pacers’ Game 5 letdown
Two days later, Rick Carlisle was still excited and furious about his team’s Game 5 performance. The Pacers coach challenged his players to be better in Friday’s Game 6. “King plays hard,” Carlisle said before Indiana’s elimination game. “That’s what we need to do. That’s what New York did in Game 5.” Indiana Pacers head […]
Knicks’ Josh Hart slams ‘disrespectful’ Pacers coach Rick Carlisle
INDIANAPOLIS – Just before Rick Carlisle was fined by the NBA for “questioning the integrity of the league,” Josh Hart said the Pacers coach was “disrespectful” of the Knicks and their Game 2 win. ” he said. “Rick is saying whatever he thinks. It has nothing to do with us. But at the end of […]
Rick Carlisle rips referees, argues Pacers ‘deserve a fair shot’ in playoff series against Knicks
New York Knicks fans are hoping this season will finally end the franchise’s 50-year NBA championship drought. The team took another step in the right direction Wednesday night by defeating the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. New York’s run into the playoffs was not without controversy. In the Knicks’ previous […]
Rick Carlisle ripped for benching TJ McConnell in loss to Knicks
After the Pacers’ Game 2 loss to the Knicks on Wednesday night, manager Rick Carlisle made all sorts of complaints about the referees, but believes the head coach himself made a tactical mistake in the loss. This is causing anger from people. Guard TJ McConnell was ejected with seven minutes left in the fourth quarter […]
Pacers’ Rick Carlisle rips referees, goes on ‘small market teams’ rant
Indiana coach Rick Carlisle is done with the referees. And Wednesday night, he let them have it. Feeling that the Pacers were in a tight spot officiating, Carlisle was first ejected in Game 2, a 130-121 loss to the Knicks, and then blamed the officiating. He accused him of bias against small-market teams and said […]