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Star columnist Indianapolis Gregg Doyel this week re -made titles for another clumsy interaction with basketball player, this time after Indiana Pacers He suffered a key loss from New York Knicks 5 finals of the Eastern Conference.
Pacers missed the opportunity to secure their place in the NBA final Knicks On Thursday night, he removed his elimination by winning 111-94 on Thursday night. In an interview with journalists after losing, Pacers striker Pascal Siakam gave merit of KNIKS for the monitoring of Indiana.
The New York Knicks Knikks Josh Hart (3) controls the ball against Indiana Pacers striker Pascal Siake (43) in the fourth quarter during the game of the five Eastern Eastern Conference for the NBA playoffs 2025. At Madison Square Garden on May 29, 2025. (Pictures of Vincent Carchietta-Hagn)
“They played better than us, and I just think we were an amazing team on a bounce all year,” he said. “Our strength was together, fighting together, staying together no matter what. No one had us here-we are in the finals of the conference.”
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But Siakama was pressured by the star of the Indianapolis Gregg Doyel star columnist about how it was “possible” that Kniks surpassed the Pacers, which led to an awkward exchange between the two.
“What are you talking about? They played stronger than us,” Siakam said. “We played hard, but they played stronger. What is your point, I don’t understand.”
Don and Nba Star interrupted, “That’s happening in the game. That’s basketball.”
Gregg Doyel, sports columnist Indystar. (Robert Scheer/Indystar/USA Today Network)
Visibly nervous with the line line, Siakam questioned Doyel, “Good, brother?”
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Siakam added that he knew Doyel “was looking for something.”
“I told you, what else do you want me to tell you?”
The interaction continued, which made Siacama asking a nearby member of the Pacers media team “Who is that guy?”
Indiana Pacers striker Pascal Siakam (43) responds to an official next to the center of Myles Turner (33) during the second half of the 3nd Eastern NBA Finals of the NBA basketball playoffs against New York Knicks Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/aj fat)
On Thursday night, it was not the first time Doyel had made confusion with his comments in a journalist room. In May 2024, a veteran columnist was suspended for two weeks after his exit and removed from the cover of Indiana fever after giving controversial comments toward the star Caitlin Clark.
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Before he asked her at her press conference, Doyel formed a heart symbol with his hands for Clark. The rookie then asked Doyel if he liked it, and he replied, “I like what you are here.”
Clark said that she made a gesture with his family with his family “after each game”, to which Dotel replied, “Start doing this, and we will agree.” While talking to former chief coach Christie Sides, Clark also called “To” and “That”.
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