Tyrese Haliburton couldn’t stop thinking about the stinker he put up in Madison Square Garden two weeks earlier in the Pacers’ second game of the 2024-25 season. Zero points. Not a single bucket. The Knicks had their revenge over his Pacers, and he was floundering, the quicksand of doubt pulling him in. His friends and family told him he was fine, to keep shooting through his cold streak. Things would even out. He wanted to listen. He wanted to be grateful and optimistic. But he couldn’t do it anymore. They just didn’t know how much pain he was holding in. “I was really trying to run away from what was going on and I think that point was for me to be like, ‘Yo, I don’t feel like myself. I don’t feel all right. This s—, it’s bad.’” Haliburton told The Athletic in a phone interview last month. “I (was) struggling to look at myself in the mirror. I’m struggling to show up to work and get to the gym. I’m trying to avoid coming to work.”
Source: New York Times
Source: New York Times
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Tyrese Haliburton hit his second game winner in the past week to give the Pacers a 2-0 series lead!
@Scalabrine reacted to the narrative surrounding Haliburton after he was voted most overrated in a recent player poll
#YesCers pic.x.com/Z58rVdha8L – 2:08 PM
Tyrese Haliburton hit his second game winner in the past week to give the Pacers a 2-0 series lead!
@Scalabrine reacted to the narrative surrounding Haliburton after he was voted most overrated in a recent player poll
#YesCers pic.x.com/Z58rVdha8L – 2:08 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Haliburton in the EC Semis:
20.5 PPG
6.0 RPG
8.5 APG
2.0 BPG
on 62/50% shooting. pic.x.com/8h7zb1zhpJ – 1:37 PM
Haliburton in the EC Semis:
20.5 PPG
6.0 RPG
8.5 APG
2.0 BPG
on 62/50% shooting. pic.x.com/8h7zb1zhpJ – 1:37 PM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
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– Wolves?
– Steph news
– Tony Allen joins the show pic.x.com/OTGitIcOMB – 12:58 PM
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Myles Turner got flashbacks of 2018 LeBron from Tyrese Haliburton’s game-winner in Game 2 😅 pic.x.com/ClJlPIVIWP – 10:52 AM
Myles Turner got flashbacks of 2018 LeBron from Tyrese Haliburton’s game-winner in Game 2 😅 pic.x.com/ClJlPIVIWP – 10:52 AM
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🏀 Another Tyrese Haliburton Game Winner
🌉 Warriors Win in Minnesota
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Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Tyrese Haliburton stuns Cavs with late three, Pacers up 2-0 sportando.basketball/en/tyrese-hali… – 2:02 AM
Tyrese Haliburton stuns Cavs with late three, Pacers up 2-0 sportando.basketball/en/tyrese-hali… – 2:02 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
🤯 Donovan Mitchell tried to warn Cavs fans, but Tyrese Haliburton punished them with a game-winning three! pic.x.com/TNnSgrxopy – 1:49 AM
🤯 Donovan Mitchell tried to warn Cavs fans, but Tyrese Haliburton punished them with a game-winning three! pic.x.com/TNnSgrxopy – 1:49 AM
Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
A quickie on Tyrese Haliburton once again making a game-winner – and once again making that “overrated” title seem like a giant mistake.
foxsports.com/stories/nba/ov… – 12:16 AM
A quickie on Tyrese Haliburton once again making a game-winner – and once again making that “overrated” title seem like a giant mistake.
foxsports.com/stories/nba/ov… – 12:16 AM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Pacers vs. Cavaliers Game 2: Haliburton step-back game winner completes comeback, Indiana up 2-0
Donovan Mitchell understood the assignment and scored 48, but when he wore down in the fourth his teammates shot 3-of-12 and the Cavs are in trouble.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/pacer… – 11:07 PM
Pacers vs. Cavaliers Game 2: Haliburton step-back game winner completes comeback, Indiana up 2-0
Donovan Mitchell understood the assignment and scored 48, but when he wore down in the fourth his teammates shot 3-of-12 and the Cavs are in trouble.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/pacer… – 11:07 PM
Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
Donovan Mitchell on the last offensive rebound the Pacers grabbed that led to the Haliburton shot: “I should’ve grabbed it. That’s on me.” – 11:04 PM
Donovan Mitchell on the last offensive rebound the Pacers grabbed that led to the Haliburton shot: “I should’ve grabbed it. That’s on me.” – 11:04 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
After Warriors/Wolves, join @JohnGonzalez @sportsreiter LIVE to talk Tyrese Haliburton’s EPIC comback, Steph Curry hamstring injury & MORE!!!
Post your comments & questions, we’ll use the best ones on the show!
youtube.com/live/EvlVDg6jA… – 11:03 PM
After Warriors/Wolves, join @JohnGonzalez @sportsreiter LIVE to talk Tyrese Haliburton’s EPIC comback, Steph Curry hamstring injury & MORE!!!
Post your comments & questions, we’ll use the best ones on the show!
youtube.com/live/EvlVDg6jA… – 11:03 PM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Tyrese Haliburton on overrated chants: “That one was unexpected. I didn’t know we had beef. I think now that that label is there, it’s going to be that every time we play somebody on the road. It’ll probably follow me until the next poll comes out. Overrate that.” pic.x.com/p9lANoW3qw – 10:56 PM
Tyrese Haliburton on overrated chants: “That one was unexpected. I didn’t know we had beef. I think now that that label is there, it’s going to be that every time we play somebody on the road. It’ll probably follow me until the next poll comes out. Overrate that.” pic.x.com/p9lANoW3qw – 10:56 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Tyrese Haliburton rebounded his own free throw, then sank a 3-pointer to complete an absurd comeback in Cleveland, which gives the Pacers a 2-0 series lead heading back to Indy.
Now…going live shortly.
fieldhousefiles.com/p/at-the-buzze… – 10:55 PM
Tyrese Haliburton rebounded his own free throw, then sank a 3-pointer to complete an absurd comeback in Cleveland, which gives the Pacers a 2-0 series lead heading back to Indy.
Now…going live shortly.
fieldhousefiles.com/p/at-the-buzze… – 10:55 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
The Aaron Nesmith play won’t get talked about enough but without it, Haliburton probably saves $25,000. – 10:40 PM
The Aaron Nesmith play won’t get talked about enough but without it, Haliburton probably saves $25,000. – 10:40 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Strus has done a really nice job of denying Haliburton the ball all game, not letting him bring it up, staying glued to him for entire possessions. – 8:52 PM
Strus has done a really nice job of denying Haliburton the ball all game, not letting him bring it up, staying glued to him for entire possessions. – 8:52 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Max Strus’ pickup point on Haliburton after made Cavs baskets. Strus has been in a dead sprint on inbounds passes to find Haliburton and get attached to him full court. pic.x.com/1D9HuipdEr – 8:37 PM
Max Strus’ pickup point on Haliburton after made Cavs baskets. Strus has been in a dead sprint on inbounds passes to find Haliburton and get attached to him full court. pic.x.com/1D9HuipdEr – 8:37 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Tyrese Haliburton got X-rays on his left wrist at halftime, @JaredSGreenberg reports. He also observed “significantly more tape on the wrist.” – 8:30 PM
Tyrese Haliburton got X-rays on his left wrist at halftime, @JaredSGreenberg reports. He also observed “significantly more tape on the wrist.” – 8:30 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Cavs upped the intensity + it made the Pacers uncomfortable early, leading to 13 TOs. Once up 20, Cavs’ lead is 61-50 at the break.
Haliburton remained in the game, but got left wrist area taped. Myles Turner (15pts) has been huge, helping keep them in it. Mitchell has 21. – 8:11 PM
Cavs upped the intensity + it made the Pacers uncomfortable early, leading to 13 TOs. Once up 20, Cavs’ lead is 61-50 at the break.
Haliburton remained in the game, but got left wrist area taped. Myles Turner (15pts) has been huge, helping keep them in it. Mitchell has 21. – 8:11 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Haliburton in visible discomfort, clutching his left wrist pic.x.com/E2aHSHO2wt – 7:52 PM
Haliburton in visible discomfort, clutching his left wrist pic.x.com/E2aHSHO2wt – 7:52 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
Tyrese Haliburton looks to be hurt. He seems to be holding his thumb or finger or hand. – 7:51 PM
Tyrese Haliburton looks to be hurt. He seems to be holding his thumb or finger or hand. – 7:51 PM
Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
Tyrese Haliburton is in pain grabbing at one of his hands. – 7:51 PM
Tyrese Haliburton is in pain grabbing at one of his hands. – 7:51 PM
More on this storyline
In a pointed post on X (formerly Twitter), The Miz shared an image of Haliburton making the gesture and laid down a challenge: “stealing my gimmick. In my city.” He then explicitly demanded that a match between himself and the Pacers standout be arranged. -via Newsweek / May 7, 2025
WWE Grand Slam Champion The Miz has set his sights on a new, and rather unexpected, opponent: Indiana Pacers All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton. “The A-Lister” took to social media to accuse the NBA star of “stealing my gimmick” after Haliburton was seen making a gesture indicative of large testicles during a recent basketball game, a comedic bit The Miz has incorporated into his WWE persona. -via Newsweek / May 7, 2025
Haliburton credits Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum for “keeping it 100” conversations that helped him build that immunity to rejection. Embiid, who has been subject to ridicule as he fails to stay healthy, has been texting with Haliburton throughout the postseason, imploring him to shoot the ball more. “At some point, worrying about what my peers think only holds so much weight. I think my peers (whom) I really respect, that changes things,” Haliburton said. “For that poll, there’s no names to faces, it’s all anonymous. Having relationships with guys like Jayson and Joel, who are guys that I know at the top of the game, them being honest with me, that’s important. I respect their opinions more than anybody.” -via New York Times / May 7, 2025