Andscape at the NBA Finals: An Indiana basketball conversation at Kountry Kitchen

Published on June 21, 2025

In Episode 2 of “Where We Gather,” a part of the “Andscape at the NBA Finals” video series, Andscape on-air contributor Sheila Matthews goes to Kountry Kitchen in Indianapolis to talk with senior NBA writer Marc J. Spears, columnist William C. Rhoden and Mike Wells, a current professor of journalism and media at Indiana University who covered the Indiana Pacers from 2005-2013 at ESPN. The group discusses what basketball means in Indiana (1:09), Tyrese Haliburton’s standing as a star (1:49), what the future of basketball is in Indiana (2:46), Rhoden and Spears’ earliest memories of covering sports in Indiana (3:37), Spears’ conversation with former Pacers player Darnell Hillman (8:12) and comparing the fan intensity of Gainbridge Fieldhouse and Paycom Center (8:59).

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