Tyrese Haliburton’s Father Cuts Loose at Indy Bar as Son Hits Tying Shot to Help Pacers Beat Knicks
- Tyrese Haliburton scored a two-point jumper to tie the first matchup of the Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Garden on May 21, 2025.
- Haliburton’s shot followed a Pacers rally from a 14-point deficit with less than three minutes remaining and came despite his father John being banned from games.
- John Haliburton watched the game at an Indianapolis bar, wearing Pacers apparel and celebrated by reenacting Reggie Miller's choke gesture after the tying shot.
- Haliburton said, “I thought it was a 3”-pointer after the shot, which replay showed was a two-pointer as his toe was on the line, leading the game to overtime where the Pacers won 138-135.
- The victory gave Indiana a 1-0 series lead and reignited the Pacers-Knicks rivalry, while Charles Barkley urged NBA officials to allow John Haliburton to return to arenas.
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Meteorologist on air reacts to big shot sending Pacers-Knicks Game 1 into OT
Drew’s OH MY GOSH on FOFAC INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — During a live weather forecast Wednesday night, Storm Track 8 meteorologist Drew Narsutis, thanks to a nearby TV, managed to catch Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton hit a deep two-pointer to send Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals into overtime. While delivering his main weather segment, Narsutis witnessed Haliburton’s shot at the end of regulation, which had everyone in the studio exc…


Tyrese Haliburton’s father cuts loose at Indy bar as son hits tying shot to help Pacers beat Knicks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton’s father cut loose at an Indianapolis bar Wednesday night, when his son hit the tying jumper at the end of regulation to cap a furious comeback and the Pacers beat the New York Knicks in overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. John Haliburton watched from Tom’s Bar as Tyrese helped the Pacers rally in New York, three weeks after the team announced he would not be attending his son’s games for th…
Tyrese Haliburton's father cuts loose at Indy bar as son hits tying shot to help Pacers beat Knicks - Seymour Tribune
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton’s father cut loose at an Indianapolis bar Wednesday night, when his son hit the tying jumper at the end of regulation to cap a furious comeback and the Pacers beat the New York Knicks in overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. John Haliburton watched from Tom’s Bar as Tyrese helped the Pacers rally in New York, three weeks after the team announced he would not be attending his son’s games for th…
Tyrese Haliburton's father cuts loose at Indy bar as son hits tying shot to help Pacers beat Knicks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton’s father cut loose at an Indianapolis bar Wednesday night, when his son hit the tying jumper at the end of regulation to cap a furious comeback and the Pacers beat the New York Knicks in overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. John Haliburton watched from Tom’s Bar as Tyrese helped the Pacers rally in New York, three weeks after the team announced he would not be attending his son’s games for th…
How Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers rallied from 14 down to beat the Knicks — and evoke Reggie Miller memories
NEW YORK — Tyrese Haliburton was waiting for the right time to bring back Reggie Miller’s choke signal from the Indiana Pacers’ postseason past. A big shot at Madison Square Garden with Miller in the building seemed perfect — even though his celebration turned out to be premature. Haliburton ran toward the crowd along the sideline with his hands around his neck after hitting a long jumper as time expired in regulation Wednesday night. He hoped i…
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