In response to some of these discussions concerning their team's top two players, Indiana fans came ready after the Pacers celebrated their 2025 Eastern Conference title. When the Inside the NBA crew interviewed Haliburton and Siakam simultaneously, a fitting "underrated" chant broke out at the Pacers' arena:

The Pacers teammates were neck and neck for Eastern Conference MVP, but the big man beat out Haliburton for the honor.

With a shot at clinching an NBA Finals berth in Thursday’s Eastern Conference Game 5, the Pacers stars were almost invisible while Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns led the way to force a