Carlisle let Haliburton create, which led to the winning shot with 0.3 seconds remaining. Carlisle’s imprint, no matter what happens in the rest of the series, will undoubtedly be palpable.

"It's become part of our DNA," Carlisle said, "and now we draft to it. In free agency, we make sure that the guys we were talking to are hard-charging competitors.

Rick Carlisle got the energy right for the Pacers to start Game 6 of the 2025 NBA Finals. The Pacers walked out to 50 Cent's classic, Many Men.

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle watches during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in Miami. Brunson and Carlisle will meet for the second straight ...

NBA Finals Pacers’ coach Rick Carlisle has always had to take the winding road to NBA success Updated June 4, 2025, 7:03 p.m.

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, right, motions to players on the court as assistant coach Lloyd Pierce, far left, talks with guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) during the third quarter of Game 5 ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle still prefers brutal honesty to nuance. He doesn't sugar-coat mistakes, doesn't fear taking his critiques public and doesn't shield players from ...

Rick Carlisle walked into the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas wearing a dark blue, half-zip pullover with the Indiana Pacers logo on the left breast. So much has changed since he last wore ...

Rick Carlisle hasn't changed at all, same no-nonsense guy he ever was, which makes it intriguing when he says Pacers aren't far from title contention.

Carlisle, a 1984 UVA alum, smart guy, used a replay review of an out-of-bounds play to talk through how he wanted the final 22.1 seconds to play out. “We talked about it, but we still don’t ...

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle directs his team during the third quarter of an NBA playoff basketball game against the LA Clippers at the Staples Center on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in ...

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle still prefers brutal honesty to nuance. He doesn’t sugar-coat mistakes, doesn’t fear taking his critiques public and doesn’t shield players from high ...