Following his team’s Game 2 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night, Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton shared that his younger brother was called the n-word during the opening game of the playoff series.
Haliburton explained the situation relatively nonchalantly as his comments with the media began with him expressing appreciation towards his family for coming to watch him play before he made the claim about a fan directing the racial slur at his brother.
“My fam came out, showed love, and it’s been good to have them here,” Haliburton explained.
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Luka Doncic spearheaded the Mavs’ smothering defensive effort Tuesday night against the Clippers as Dallas evened the first-round series at one game apiece.
Phoenix guard Grayson Allen exited Game 2 of a first-round series at Minnesota on Tuesday after aggravated the sprained right ankle he suffered in the playoff opener.
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton said his younger brother was called the N-word by a fan while sitting in the stands during Game 1 of Indiana’s first-round playoff series with the Bucks in Milwaukee.
Clippers star Kawhi Leonard returned for Tuesday night’s Game 2 against the visiting Mavericks, scoring 15 points in 35 minutes in a 96-93 loss.
Luka Dončić scored 32 and Kyrie Irving added 23, but it was the grind-it-out mind-set that was the difference for Dallas on Tuesday night to tie its series with L.A.
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Pascal Siakam droped 37 points to help the Pacers fend off Damian Lillard and tie up their playoff series 1-1.
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New York Knicks guard Josh Hart runs around the court as if he’s riding an hours-long sugar rush.
The Energizer Bunny of New York fueled the Knicks’ electric win, 104-101, over the Philadelphia 76ers, which gave them a 2-0 series lead.
After the sweet win, Hart laid back in the postgame interviews with a box of Mike and Ike, casually eating the candies like he’s in his living room.
Hart threw a Hail Mary on X, posting the video of his snacking session and asking the folks at Mike and Ike to start sending candy.