[From The Undefeated]

OKLAHOMA CITY – As Indiana Pacers lead assistant coach Lloyd Pierce stands on the sideline during his first NBA Finals, it’s inevitable that he may daydream a little about being a head coach again in this elite situation one day.

The following is a Q&A with Pierce in which he reflects on his time coaching with Carlisle and Atlanta, the key to the Pacers making it to the NBA Finals, his time serving as the inaugural chairman of the NBA Coaches for Racial Justice initiative, two former Santa Clara stars being in the NBA Finals in himself and Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams, the state of African American coaches in the NBA, the love of basketball in Indiana and much more.

Whether it’s reaching out to [the media], reaching out to an agent with regards to one of our players and trying to help echo the same messaging, or like he did the other day, taking the grandest stage for the Indiana Pacers and making sure he gave a sincere thank you to Ernie Johnson and TNT in their final broadcast call.

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