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Fans Cry Foul Over Pascal Siakam News on Saturday
Fans Cry Foul Over Pascal Siakam News on Saturday

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time5 days ago

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Fans Cry Foul Over Pascal Siakam News on Saturday

Fans Cry Foul Over Pascal Siakam News on Saturday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Pacers advanced to the 2025 NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night with a 125-108 win over the New York Knicks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indiana. Advertisement The big win included stellar performances from Pascal Siakam, who led the Pacers in scoring, and Tyrese Haliburton, who was next up on the scorer's sheet. Siakam poured in 31 points in 36 minutes, helping to cap off a series during which he led all Pacers in points per game average. Afterward, Siakam was awarded the MVP, a decision that didn't sit well with a group of NBA fans on X who voiced their displeasure afterward. Pascal Siakam speaks after winning ECF MVP Saturday. © Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images Pacers forward Pascal Siakam received five of nine possible votes for Eastern Conference Finals MVP, beating out Haliburton for the honor. Not everyone was on board with the decision as many fans took to X to voice their displeasure. Advertisement "Robbed Tyrese," one fan said. "Why the hell are a bunch of sports reporters deciding the MVP?!?!" one fan said. "This should be a panel of former NBA players that don't have any agenda," they added. "Dude disrespected again," another said of Haliburton, who racked up assists during his team's ECF win over the Knicks. "Pacers fans about to argue like Celtics fans last year lol," another added. The Pacers will hit the road for Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals in Oklahoma City on Thursday, a series that will pit two of the league's budding superstars against each other in Haliburton and Shai-Gilgeous Alexander. Advertisement Alexander has been criticized for his playing style which fans say is oftentimes based on "foul baiting" to get free throw attempts. He won the regular season MVP award and helped the Thunder knock off the Minnesota Timberwolves four games to one in the Western Conference Finals. Related: John Haliburton's Treatment After Pacers' Game 6 Win Turns Heads on Saturday Related: Charles Barkley Reveals Nine-Word Phrase That Caused Julius Erving to Fight Larry Bird This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.

Jokic makes All-NBA First Team, history upon history
Jokic makes All-NBA First Team, history upon history

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time24-05-2025

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Jokic makes All-NBA First Team, history upon history

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Nuggets players and fans are still feeling the brunt of a heartbreaking loss, only one win away from the Western Conference Finals. While that pain may linger for a while, in time, Nuggets fans can look back and say, 'Wow! I really got to watch Nikola Jokic play every night.' Tornadoes reported in northeast Colorado amid storms Friday Advertisement There will come a day when Jokic laces up his 'Peppa Steppas' for the last time, and Colorado sports fans will miss watching their all-time great make basketball look ridiculously easy. Jokic already has a Hall of Fame career and the 2024-25 NBA season only enhanced his resume in what may have been his best year yet. Jokic just missed out on his fourth MVP award, taking second place in the vote, but was compensated with a spot on the All-NBA First Team after a season where he made plenty of history in a way that only he can. Jokic was voted unanimously for First Team honors and joins fellow players, including: Advertisement Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers During the season, Jokic broke personal records and NBA records, and even his second-place finish in MVP voting puts him in rarified air. He joined Larry Bird as the only other player to finish in at least second place for MVP voting in five consecutive seasons. This is the fifth time Jokic has made the All-NBA First team and the seventh consecutive year he has made one of the three All-NBA teams, a franchise record. He did so by averaging a career-high 29.7 points, 10.2 assists, 1.8 steals and made a career-high 41.7% of his three-point attempts, in a season where he became the third player ever to average a triple double, and the first to finish in the top three spots across the NBA in four major statistical categories. Jokic recorded 34 triple-doubles, the most by a center in NBA history, beating out statistical enigma Wilt Chamberlain, who had the previous record of 31. With those 34 triple-doubles, he bypassed Magic Johnson on the all-time NBA triple-doubles list. Advertisement This is his third consecutive season recording at least 20 triple-doubles, making him one of four players in history to record multiple seasons with 20 or more triple-doubles. F-16 Vipers to flyover these Colorado areas over Memorial Day weekend He dished out a total of 716 assists, which beat his own record of most assists by a center in an NBA season, 708 assists in 2023-24. This is also his sixth-straight season with over 550 assists, which surpasses the franchise record previously held by Fats Lever. The 2024-25 season was Jokic's eighth straight year leading his team in points, assists and rebounds. No other player has done that for more than four seasons. Advertisement Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX31 Denver.

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