If there's undue slander against an individual in the NBA community, one can always rely on the Pacers head coach to set the record straight.

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle has stuck up for what he believes in during these NBA Finals — particularly the people he believes in, Doris Burke and Scott Foster.

Pacers' Rick Carlisle Makes Eye Opening Comments on Officials Ahead of NBA Finals Game 5 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder found themselves deadlocked at two wins apiece heading into Monday night's 8:30 p.m. tip-off at the Paycom Center in OKC.

Indiana's Rick Carlisle is back in the Finals, continuing the dream he started pursuing while growing up in small-town New York.

From defense lapses to bench woes, Game 4 was a wake-up call for Indiana. Discover the essential corrections the Pacers need before Game 5.

Charles Barkley joked about the Knicks' coaching search strategy by making a direct reference to the Pacers' head coach Rick Carlisle.