To wrap up the 2024-25 basketball season, Caleb and friend of the show Kyle Smedley link up to talk about the storylines that surrounded the NBA Finals. They begin with a discussion on Great American Ballpark after Kyle attended the Reds vs Yankees this week (2:20). Kyle covered the atmosphere of downtown Indy during Games 1 and 7 of the NBA Finals and wrote stories for mirrorindy.org. He talks about his perspective on what it meant to the city and state to have the Pacers make countless memories (8:59). Lastly, they evaluate how the NBA Finals were presented by ESPN, discussing everything from Stephen A. Smith to finally broadcasting player intros for the first time in over a decade. They also compare Pacer players to the characters in the movie Ocean's Eleven (30:35). Like, subscribe, rate, review and share Indiana Drive!
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