NBA Finals Game 3 Preview + Giannis Trade Buzz & Garland Injury Update

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

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🗓️ 10 June 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Brian Windhorst is joined by Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to preview Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals as the Indiana Pacers return home to face the Oklahoma City Thunder with the series tied 1-1. Plus, Giannis Antetokounmpo—despite swirling trade rumors, the Bucks star reaffirms his commitment to Milwaukee, is his future truly with the Bucks ? And we provide an update on Darius Garland’s injury status as the Cavaliers assess their offseason outlook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome the Hoop Collective podcast.
0:07.0	We talk about the NBA, which we're doing on Tuesday afternoon at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
0:11.0	So I said that right?
0:12.0	You did.
0:13.0	First time for everything.
0:14.0	How many different places have we done the podcast from now?
0:17.0	We're cracking them up.
0:19.0	We did it from the Dallas, Boston.
0:24.6	Las Vegas, Akron.
0:26.6	Oklahoma City.
0:27.6	Oklahoma City here.
0:29.6	All right.
0:30.6	Well, today we're in Indiana.
0:31.6	I've been coming here.
0:32.6	They've had four different names since I've been coming to this arena.
0:35.6	Timbont Temps here in Indianapolis, Van McMahon. Howdy, partners? It's been a while since I've been coming to this arena. Tim Bont Temps here in Indianapolis,
0:44.0	Van McMahon. Howdy, partners, it's been a while since I've been to Indy. I think the last time I was in Indy, I might be wrong, but I think it was when Monte Ellis had a game winner
0:50.4	and refused to talk to the media afterwards. By the way, speaking, that might have been Milwaukee.
0:53.9	Speaking of Monta Ellis.
0:54.6	We talked about this on the phone just briefly because we talked about that moment on the phone the other day.
0:59.5	It is really remarkable to think back on the fact that there was once a debate whether the warriors should keep Monta Ellis or Steph Curry.
1:05.4	That's like just an unbelievable thing.
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