Markus

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[Markus @markus_n_m]

@babaresq Team who's top 5 in baseball in runs and employs Paul Skenes and Braxton Ashcraft is definitely not worth adding to

[WBR @W_B_Rick]

The last 12 months of NBA basketball have been an elaborate plot uniquely designed to torture fans of the Indiana Pacers

[Markus @markus_n_m]

Maybe peacing out on the NBA for good

[Markus @markus_n_m]

Thunder were up 15 in the 4th Quarter of Game 1 LAST YEAR?

[Boardroom @boardroom]

What a time.

(via @espn)

[Markus @markus_n_m]

Truly no silver linings here. Just a sports rollercoaster.

[Markus @markus_n_m]

I think you could argue that for 4 or 5 months last year, no one had it better than Pacers fans. And I think you could also argue that for the last year, no one has had it worse.

[Markus @markus_n_m]

To go from maybe the most improbable playoff run in NBA history to your star tearing their achilles at the climax of that run, to being forced to tank due to injuries, to losing your draft pick from said tanking and now your rival stealing any shine you had left. Cold world.

[Markus @markus_n_m]

I'm not sure I've ever seen a team fit the definition of playing not to lose more than the Spurs. Fox is awful.

[Heung Min Brad @TracyMcBradey]

Bro

[Anderson Hooper @lesterfreamon]

One of the most embarrassing things in recent memory was when everyone was complaining about the lack of Larry O'Brien decal on the floor for the Finals so ESPN (clearly at the behest of the incurably online commish) hastily added this bullshit for a few minutes

[Markus @markus_n_m]

where is the only game winner this decade in this promo oh right scott foster stole it

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

ABC’s 2026 NBA Finals intro.

🍿🍿🍿

[Markus @markus_n_m]

All of this to say - the Pacers have been around more than any team in recent NBA history outside of the Spurs, Lakers, Heat and Celtics - all without a single All-NBA 1st Team player. This is one of the best run organizations in sports.

[Markus @markus_n_m]

Some Pacers factoids below

[Markus @markus_n_m]

In the 10 years since 1994 where the Pacers have made the Conference Finals, FIVE of their losses have come in 7 games. (94, 95, 98, 2013, 2025). FOUR have come in 6 games (99, 2000, 2003, 2014).

[Markus @markus_n_m]

Pacers not getting a chance to celebrate on that OKC court last year really sucks

[Markus @markus_n_m]

If Reggie Miller played in the 21st Century he'd be a much better version of Klay Thompson, but instead you have people claiming he's overrated

[😶🤌 @CookedbyShang]

Wut

[Markus @markus_n_m]

@FlyingZebra30 @JoshEberley Winning series in 5,5,6 and then taking a 68-win team to 7 games would only ever be considered luck by NBA fans