The NBA world received a pleasant surprise Monday when news broke that ESPN and ABC planned to broadcast the starting lineup introductions ahead of Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder.

Amid criticism for the look and feel of the NBA Finals, commissioner Adam Silver has simply said "we'll look at it."

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Kevin Green mug Progress sports editor Kevin Green Tulsa may be a baseball town, but for one magical stretch this June, ONEOK Field turned into Oklahoma’s second-best place to watch Thunder basketball.

At least we have a full, diverse slate of sports to lock in on. Choose your distraction: the championship stage in pro basketball and hockey, tournament play across golf and international soccer, college baseball’s World Series or the feverish return of Caitlin Clark.

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Carlisle, the longtime NBA head coach, has received endless praise over the offseason as he's helped lead the Pacers through the Eastern Conference and now to a lead in the NBA Finals over the league's best regular season team. Barkley's only kidding, but with how the Knicks have went about their coaching search, don't put anything past them.