US Edition'It’s stealing joy': Hoosiers weigh in on post-game clash involving Tyrese Haliburton's dad
- With just 1.3 seconds left in overtime, Tyrese Haliburton scored a decisive layup that clinched a 119-118 victory for the Pacers over the Bucks on April 29.
- The victory led to a heated postgame incident when John Haliburton, Tyrese's father, walked onto the court and taunted Giannis Antetokounmpo, sparking a confrontation.
- John Haliburton held up a towel in front of Antetokounmpo, causing a scuffle involving players from both teams and resulting in a brief face-to-face encounter that was quickly separated.
- John Haliburton expressed regret on social media, admitting that his actions did not represent the sport or his son well and promising not to repeat the error, while Antetokounmpo described the behavior as highly disrespectful.
- The Pacers advanced to face the Cavaliers, while Haliburton pledged the incident will not recur, and team officials expressed regret over the event's negative impact.
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'It’s stealing joy': Hoosiers weigh in on post-game clash involving Tyrese Haliburton's dad
INDIANAPOLIS Despite the Pacers big overtime win to eliminate the Bucks in the first round of the playoffs, an interaction after the game between Tyrese Haliburtons dad is what made a lot of the headlines.John got into a heated exchange with multiple people from the Milwaukee Bucks organization, including star player Giannis Antetokounmpo.I think its important to realize no matter what level it is you have student-athletes, you have professional…
Pacers Head Coach Discusses Postgame Altercation Between Giannis and John Haliburton
Michael Hickey INDIANAPOLIS–Indiana Pacers Head Coach Rick Carlisle said Wednesday that he spoke with Tyrese Haliburton’s father, John, about his confrontation with Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo after the Pacers eliminated Milwaukee from the playoffs Tuesday night. After the game was over and the Pacers emerged victorious, videos on social media quickly surfaced of John Haliburton waving a flag with his son’s face on it in Anteto…
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