What a coincidence, right? Caitlin Clark lands in Indy and suddenly, Indiana basketball is having a whole renaissance moment. It’s almost like the basketball gods hit copy-paste on greatness for the state. While CC-led Fever made it to the playoffs last year for the first time since 2016 and are title contenders this year, Pacers led by Tyrese Haliburton, reached the Eastern Conference finals in 2024 and are in the 2025 NBA Finals.
And now, not only did they make it to the Finals, it’s the way they just stole Game 1. The Pacers were down 15 in the fourth quarter to the Thunder. It looked grim. Like “close the tab” grim. But they pulled off one of the coldest comebacks you’ll ever see. Down by one with 11 seconds left, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed a shot, Aaron Nesmith grabbed the board, and Haliburton sprinted up and sank a 21-foot dagger with just 0.3 seconds left.
That was Indiana’s first lead of the entire game. And that one bucket flipped the whole script: 111-110, Game 1 to the Pacers. And you already know who was absolutely losing it. None other than Clark. The loudest hype woman in town. She hit Twitter with the most relatable 5-word reaction, “YOU CANT MAKE IT UP ”
YOU CANT MAKE IT UP
— Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) June 6, 2025
This might just be the summer for Indy hoops.
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