The 2025 NBA Finals pit the Western Conference’s top seeded Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14) vs. the Eastern Conference’s No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers (50-32). Indiana advanced to the NBA Finals on Saturday evening with a 125-108 victory over the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, as series MVP Pascal Siakam netted 31 points.

The biggest injury news for the Pacers is that Jarace Walker will most likely miss the first two games of the NBA Finals with an ankle injury, per an ESPN report. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle confirmed Walker would miss some time, but didn’t expand on the severity of his injury.