This former NBA player reveals the key reason the Indiana Pacers will defeat the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The New York Knicks are inching closer to their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Indiana Pacers, where they will look to advance to the NBA Finals f

Last week, the 305 selected former NBA point guard Lance Stephenson first overall. Beasley and Stephenson have a long-standing beef, with multiple videos showing the two trash-talking and getting physical. In the small Big3 locker rooms, Beasley seems to want nothing to do with Stephenson and is pursuing a trade.

Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart were all teammates at Villanova, winning a national championship together in 2016. Brunson and Bridges would become catalysts of a second Villanova championship in 2018 before heading to the NBA.

May 11, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) dribbles the ball during game four of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images / Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

As Lou Williams puts it, this is a perfect snapshot of the modern-day NBA: a league where any star can rise from obscurity and lead a team on an improbable postseason run, regardless of what the outside world believes.