Latest Rick Carlisle News

Fans see Spurs' Victor Wembanyama exceed expectations. What they don't see is his work off the court

Jan. 27, 2025 06:01 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — For all the glowing things said in Paris the past few days about San Antonio phenom Victor Wembanyama, Hall of Famer Tony Parker probably summed matters up more succinctly than anyone. Asked what the 7-foot-4 Wembanyama can become, Parker didn't hesitate. ...

Victor Wembanyama reflects on San Antonio's 2-game stay in Paris: 'This week was amazing'

Jan. 25, 2025 16:20 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — The final tally for Victor Wembanyama's trip in Paris: two games, 50 points, 23 rebounds, eight assists, six blocks, two courts dedicated, one trip to the Eiffel Tower, a Fashion Week appearance, a Champions League match attended and about a million high-fives. And one...

Tyrese Haliburton's 3-point flurry gives him his version of a Stephen Curry moment in Paris

Jan. 25, 2025 15:49 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had his Stephen Curry moment in Paris. Same arena, no less. Different stakes, different quarter, but same flurry: four 3-point tries, all of them good, in a 2-1/2 minute stretch to end a period in a display that thoroughly disappointed the French...

Welcome home, Wemby: As expected, Spurs' star gets a hero's welcome in Paris

Jan. 23, 2025 17:47 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — The first enormous roar from the crowd came before the game even started. All Victor Wembanyama needed to do to get the fans in Paris into a full-blown frenzy was, it turned out, say hello into a microphone. The cheering just from that lasted about 30 seconds. ...

Spurs, Pacers having a little extra fun with the Paris traffic

Jan. 23, 2025 15:14 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — They've seen the Eiffel Tower. They've had great food. They've enjoyed some of the best that Paris has to offer. And they've ... been driven down the wrong side of busy roads? Welcome to Paris, Spurs and Pacers. It's the city of lights. The city of love....

Spurs-Pacers games in Paris have a notable absence, with Gregg Popovich recovering at home

Jan. 22, 2025 12:20 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — Indiana's Rick Carlisle has coached more games against San Antonio's Gregg Popovich than anyone else. They've had 87 head-to-head matchups, including playoffs. Thursday was supposed to be No. 88. It won't happen, and nobody knows when — or if —...

Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton set to play again in Paris, where he won Olympic gold last summer

Jan. 21, 2025 06:01 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — This week in Paris is going to serve as a trip down memory lane for San Antonio center Victor Wembanyama. He's the hometown hero, the French star coming back to put on a show for his country. It's a memory-lane trip for Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton as well. ...

Pascal Siakam scores 21 points to lead the surging Pacers past the short-handed 76ers 115-102

Jan. 18, 2025 21:58 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and Myles Turner added 18 points and 11 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 115-102 on Saturday night. Indiana has won two straight and eight of nine and is...

Pacers end NBA-leading Cavaliers' winning streak at 12 with 108-93 victory

Jan. 12, 2025 20:45 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — Andrew Nembhard scored 19 points, Pascal Siakam had 18 points and nine rebounds and the Indiana Pacers ended NBA-leading Cleveland's winning streak at 12 games, beating the Cavaliers 108-93 on Sunday night. The teams will complete the home-and-home set Tuesday...

Haliburton scores 31 points as Pacers rebound from 37-point loss to Celtics by winning rematch

Dec. 29, 2024 20:42 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points and the Indiana Pacers rebounded from a 37-point loss to Boston two nights earlier by beating the Celtics 123-114 on Sunday night in the rematch. Andrew Nembhard, who returned after missing Friday’s game with tendinitis in his left...