Steelers players reveal their NBA Finals predictions: Pacers vs. Thunder
As the NBA Finals rage on — the Pittsburgh Steelers have weighed in on the exciting matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder.
Ahead of Game 3 on June 11, the Steelers asked their players to decide which NBA team will walk away victorious and recorded their answers. Here is the final tally of votes:
Indiana Pacers: 5 votes
Cam Heyward, Beanie Bishop Jr., James Pierre, and two others picked the Pacers to win the best-of-seven series — which may have provided Indiana with just enough good luck to walk away victorious in Game 3 later that night.
Oklahoma City Thunder: 11 votes
There is definitely a lot of OKC love in the Steelers locker room — as Calvin Austin III, Darnell Washington, Alex Highsmith, Patrick Queen, Nick Herbig, Broderick Jones, Jaylen Warren, and four more voted for the Thunder to win the NBA Finals.
Honorable mention:
Minkah Fitzpatrick was the last Steeler to cast his vote, and he said he'd pick the New York Knicks to win it all if they were in the Finals.
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