US EditionPacers Fan Who Braved Knicks Mob, Had Trash Thrown on Him Gets Game 4 Invite by Tyrese Haliburton
- Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton invited Hans Perez, a fan who had been harassed, to join him in Indianapolis for the fourth matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 28, 2025.
- After the Knicks secured a victory in Game 6 against the Celtics, Perez was subjected to hostile treatment in New York City when some Knicks supporters threw trash at him, prompting widespread online backlash and expressions of support.
- Perez, a 25-year-old firefighter and lifelong Pacers supporter, shared his experience on The Pat McAfee Show where Haliburton surprised him with the invitation and assured full team support.
- Haliburton expressed his intention to personally invite him and a guest to attend Game 4 in Indiana, highlighting that the entire team is committed to ensuring he feels supported and welcomed.
- This gesture highlights the Pacers' unity and may strengthen team cohesion and fan relations as they face the Knicks in their first Eastern Conference Finals matchup since 2000, starting May 21 at Madison Square Garden.
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Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton invited a harassed fan to Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, following a viral video showing the fan being heckled in New York City for wearing a Haliburton jersey.The fan, Hans Perez, a New York City firefighter and lifelong Pacers supporter, was followed and pelted with garbage bags after the Knicks’ Game 6 win over the Boston Celtics. The video circulated widely on social media over the weekend, sp…
Indiana Pacers fan harassed in NYC invited by Tyrese Haliburton to Game 4 of Eastern Conference finals
After enduring harassment in New York City for wearing a Tyrese Haliburton jersey, an Indiana Pacers fan has received an incredible gesture from the star player himself—an invitation to attend Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Indianapolis. The viral story began when Hans Perez, a New York firefighter and devoted Pacers fan, was confronted by a large crowd of Knicks fans on the streets of NYC (after Friday night’s Game 6 win over the Bo…
Tyrese Haliburton Surprises Pacers Fan Who Got Pelted By Bags Of Garbage In New York
After a firefighter was harassed by a mob of New York Knicks fans in New York City, Tyrese Haliburton has stepped up to make things right.Hans Perez was pelted with garbage over the weekend for wearing a Haliburton jersey outside Madison Square Garden. The Knicks had just defeated the Boston Celtics in Semifinals and are preparing to face the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals.Viral footage shows the swarm of Knicks fans heckling Perez and …
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Dylan Buell INDIANAPOLIS–Indiana Pacer guard Tyrese Haliburton is inviting a Pacers fan to Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. That fan, Hans Perez, was in New York wearing a Haliburton jersey when a bunch of New York Knicks fans dumped bags of trash on Perez. Perez, a firefighter, was walking through New York with his jersey on last Friday May 16 shortly after the Knicks beat the Boston Celtics to advance to the Conference Finals and face …
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