The Indiana Pacers have always been synonymous with grit, grind and toughness. The Pacers battling the giant markets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), as one of the smallest franchises embodies this. This 2025 Playoff campaign that saw the Pacers fall agonisingly short of their first NBA Championship. It was heartbreaking scenes in Oklahoma, as Pacer’s superstar Tyrese Haliburton who had battled the entire series with a calf injury.