Tyrese Haliburton, Thunder and NBA Finals
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Raise your hand if you saw this sort of star turn coming when Haliburton was traded to Indiana in 2022. Sacramento certainly didn’t.
The Indiana Pacers looked dead in the water for most of Game 1 in the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday night. In fact, the Pacers didn't lead until 0.3 seconds were left in the game,
Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton has continued his heroic postseason run, but if you listen to him talk about it, you may notice something.
Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers were told they 'lucked out' last year in run to Eastern Conference Finals. They're proving doubters wrong.
Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers went to the Eastern Conference finals last year and got swept. He went to the Olympics last summer and didn’t play much.
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So, yes, Haliburton had every reason to throw that shade right back after his stunning buzzer-beater to win Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals in Oklahoma City on Thursday. Instead, when ESPN's Scott Van Pelt told Haliburton he was wrong for sleeping on his game, Hali embraced the SportsCenter host for owning up to it.
HALIBURTON WINS GAME 1 FOR THE PACERS. THEY TRAILED BY 15. ANOTHER CRAZY INDIANA COMEBACK 🚨 https://t.co/heI0ELIivW pic.twitter.com/1Qr6XlDbA7
Why the Kings traded away Tyrese Haliburton to the Pacers in one of the decade's most shocking moves
On the eve of the 2022 NBA trade deadline, the Sacramento Kings made a shocking move by trading Tyrese Haliburton to the Indiana Pacers in a deal centered around star big man Domantas Sabonis. Sacramento was feeling the pressure of having the longest playoff drought in Northern American professional sports,