Fans are hyped up about the upcoming Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals clash, but there's a catch related to the court aesthetic.

Oklahoma City is four wins away from its first NBA championship, and its players know what that would mean for the community.

The crowd of 18,000 or so always arrives early. They stay late. They show up in the middle of the night at the airport to welcome the Thunder charter flight home and maybe get a wave or a fist bump ...

The energy was infectious inside the Paycom Center, as reporters and sportscasters from around the globe gathered to cover the NBA Finals.

Freddie Coleman and Harry Douglas are joined by First Take's Stephen A Smith to react to the Knicks relieving Tom Thibodeau of his duties. What does the Thunder v. Pacers NBA Finals say about the NBA?