The NBA Finals matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder ended up being a barnburner , but not too many were convinced that this would be the case. Two small-market teams were colliding, and yet they drew plenty of attention and fanfare thanks to the ultra-competitive series in which the two teams needed seven games to settle the score. In fact, some were neck-deep in conspiracy theories, insinuating that the NBA somehow rigged the proceedings to have those two teams make it that far in the playoffs in the first place.

But for Tyrese Haliburton , the very idea that the league would rig something for the Pacers and Thunder is downright perplexing. After all, they are not exactly teams residing in cities with big media markets. If anything, according to Haliburton, th

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