INDIANAPOLIS -- Rik Smits and his aching legs finally had enough. The 7-foot-4 center of the Indiana Pacers retired Wednesday, becoming the third starter and fourth player to leave the team that ...

Jasmine Smits, the daughter of Indiana Pacers legend Rik Smits, has landed a full-time job with the NBA franchise working in player development. Before anyone dares bring it up -- nepotism, ...

“I was telling somebody the other day, Rik Smits used to embarrass me,” Shaq continued. “I couldn’t do nothing with him. And then after he went out it was Big Country [Bryant Reeves ...

The Indiana Pacers' 2025 NBA Finals appearance, led by Tyrese Haliburton, invites comparisons to the 2000 squad spearheaded ...

The Thunder reached the 2025 NBA Finals by sweeping the Memphis Grizzlies in round one, surviving a brutal seven-game series against the Denver Nuggets in round two, and blasting the Minnesota ...

when they met six times in eight years between 1993 and 2000 and the matchups used to write themselves. Patrick Ewing versus Rik Smits. Reggie Miller versus John Starks (later Allan Houston).

The Indiana Pacers are back in the NBA Finals for the first time in 25 years, reigniting a fervor reminiscent of the year ...