Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers stole Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Haliburton's game-winning jumper.

Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon, left, holds the trophy near head coach Rick Carlisle after the Pacers won Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the New York Knicks in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 31, 2025. Credit: AP/Michael Conroy

The Pacers have acquired Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam and other key pieces through a series of high-reward moves

As inclement weather rippled across Oklahoma, the Pacers' plane had to be diverted from Oklahoma CIty to Tulsa due to tornado warnings, a team official told Sports Illustrated 's Chris Mannix. The plane circled OKC for a bit before heading to Tulsa to refuel. Presumably the Pacers will be en route to Oklahoma City once it is safe to do so.

A Delta flight carrying the Indiana Pacers was diverted to Tulsa because of weather, according to a team spokesman.

Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner beamed as they carried the Indiana Pacers shiny, new Eastern Conference championship trophy into their postgame news conferences Saturday night.