The Oklahoma City Thunder are taking on the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals and the Thunder can learn a lot from its second round series against the Denver Nuggets.

Game 6 of the 2025 NBA Finals takes place this Thursday, June 19, in Indianapolis as Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers host Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Tip-off is at 8:30 PM ET on ABC.

On June 15, 2004, Colorado native and basketball icon Chauncey Billups was named NBA Finals MVP as his Pistons beat the Lakers in Game 5 to claim the NBA title. “It’s fun to have these guys here competing. It matches our football team.”

However, since Durant doesn't have a no-trade clause in his contract, the Suns can trade the Texas product anywhere. Phoenix wants to get the best value in return for Durant, the 15-time All-Star who has scored the eighth most points in NBA history.

The ESPN personality wasn't fully invested in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, so he decided to play a card game on his phone.

Westbrook participated in 75 games with the Denver Nuggets during the current season, where he achieved an average of 13.3 points per game while shooting at a rate of 44.9%. Additionally, he contributed 6.1 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game.

Russell Westbrook Makes Career Move Before Denver Nuggets Offseason originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook enjoyed quite a successful season, helping the franchise to the second round of the NBA Playoffs, despite going through a head coaching change in the final week of the regular season.

The Denver Nuggets big man will have to wait another season to potentially get back to championship contention.

It didn't take long for the man who gave David Adelman his first head coaching job to realized the Nuggets' new coach was overqualified. The problem for Jeff Peeler was that Adelman's father, Rick, saw the same thing and gave his son his first job in the NBA.

Courtside NBA Finals Fans Slam ESPN with Costumes from Classic 90s Movie originally appeared on Athlon Sports. In recent years, ESPN appears to be prioritizing "hot take" artists on its broadcasts — journalists and former players who often supply wild opinions to stoke engagement.