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Pacers coach Rick Carlisle using finals platform to bring awareness to food insecurity in Indiana
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Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle speaks prior to Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Friday, June 13, 2025, in Indianapolis. - photo by AP Photo/Michael Conroy
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — At the NBA Finals, Indiana coach Rick Carlisle is trying to shine a light on what he considers an important cause. Carlisle often has been seen wearing a QR code on his shirt — one that directs interested scanners to a site for his Drive & Dish initiative, something he founded about two years ago to raise money for battling food insecurity across Indiana. So far, the program has raised more than $1 million.