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Brock Purdy not bothering his buddy Tyrese Haliburton during Pacers playoff run

Brock Purdy’s buddy Tyrese Haliburton is cooking in the NBA playoffs, but the 49ers QB isn’t hitting up his friend and fellow Iowa State alum any time soon.

The Indiana Pacers have made a somewhat surprising run to the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals thanks in part to point guard Tyrese Haliburton who spearheaded an impressive Game 7 road win over the New York Knicks to punch their ticket to the conference finals.

Haliburton, an alum of Iowa State, is friends with 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and has been openly supportive of San Francisco’s QB. While Purdy is rooting for Haliburton, he isn’t reaching out to his buddy during Indiana’s playoff run.

“No, I’m leaving him alone dude,” Purdy told reporters after Tuesday’s practice. “He is balling. So letting him do his thing and definitely supporting him and I got his back. So really happy for him. I hope he goes all the way.”

While there have been some up-and-down play from Haliburton in the postseason he’s still averaging 18.8 points, 8.1 assists, 5.0 rebounds while shooting 49.2 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from three in 13 playoff games. He’s also registered a triple-double, two double-doubles and two 30-point games in his first playoff run.

If Purdy is waiting until after the playoffs to reach out to Haliburton, he may be waiting awhile. Should the Pacers go all the way as Purdy is hoping, they could be playing as late as June 23 when Game 7 of the NBA Finals is scheduled.

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Tyrese Haliburton nailed a breathtaking 3-pointer from the Celtics midcourt logo to tie up ECF Game 1 at half

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Indiana Pacers superstar Tyrese Haliburton made sure his team wasn’t going into halftime without a tied game on Tuesday night.

As Haliburton and the Pacers faced the Boston Celtics on the road in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, Indiana trailed Boston 64-61 with just a few seconds to go until the halftime buzzer.

Haliburton decided to change that very quickly, as he launched a 3-point attempt from the midcourt Celtics logo and nailed the bucket to tie things up before the horn.

As far as logo 3-pointers go, this is just thrilling. If you’re a Pacers fan, this is the kind of hero ball you want from your best player in the NBA playoffs.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN.

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Tyrese Haliburton admitted that the refs are not why the Pacers lost to the Knicks in Game 2

Tyrese Haliburton knows there are other reasons why Indiana fell short.

The Pacers lost their second consecutive game to the Knicks in the NBA postseason, but Tyrese Haliburton isn’t blaming the officials.

So far, the series has included several controversial calls that have swayed the results of the games. After the match on Wednesday, Indiana reportedly sent 78 clips complaining about bad calls to the league office.

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle was ejected from the game and after, he told reporters that small market teams are not getting a fair shake.

While it is frustrating when calls don’t go the way that you want, though, Haliburton knows that there are other reasons why the Pacers are trailing two games to none in the series.

Although he was frustrated and wanted more consistency from the refs, Haliburton was honest about the actual reason Indiana lost the game:

“At the end of the day, we got outplayed … They outplayed us. Let’s not pretend like the refs are the reason we lost. We just got to be better.”

His teammate, TJ McConnell, echoed a similar sentiment during his postgame press conference.

McConnell also said that the locker room doesn’t want to blame officials and that the players on the court simply have to play better.

He said that New York was a better rebounding team and played with more energy during the game.

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Tyrese Haliburton took a brutal shot at the Bucks’ playoff crowd after the Pacers tied the series

Tyrese Haliburton is so unimpressed by Bucks fans.

In a playoff series that has been relegated to NBA TV, it sure seems like the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers are already getting very chippy with each other. And after Indiana tied the series on Tuesday night, star guard Tyrese Haliburton added more fuel to the fire as both teams now shift to Indianapolis for the next two games.

While talking about how excited he is to play in front of a Pacers’ playoff crowd, Haliburton proclaimed that the Milwaukee home postseason crowd has been weaker through two games than a standard Indiana regular-season game.

Oh, man. What a brutal parting shot to Bucks fans after tying the series:

There’s bulletin board material; then there’s throwing a canister of gas on a roaring flame. Haliburton probably just did the latter. I cannot wait for Game 3 of this series on Friday night. Get your popcorn ready, folks.

Tyrese Haliburton called Buddy Hield during a press conference just to brag about dunking

Tyrese Haliburton was very proud of his own athleticism in this game.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton is an incredible talent on the court but he isn’t exactly known for his dominant athleticism.

Haliburton, who started in the backcourt for the Eastern Conference in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, is having a remarkable season. While it includes crazy stats and absurd 3-pointers, he doesn’t exactly have a highlight reel of dunks.

This was the first dunk he dunked in more than a month, per Stathead, and one of his only games with multiple dunks in his professional career.

So when he threw down multiple dunks during a big win for the Pacers against the Nets on Monday night, he knew he needed to talk about it with some of his biggest critics.

The first person that he thought to tell was his longtime teammate Buddy Hield.

Haliburton and Hield played together on the Kings and then were traded alongside one another to the Pacers. Hield was dealt to the 76ers at the trade deadline this season, which means this is the first time that the two are not on the same NBA team.

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But they still have a strong relationship considering Haliburton’s immediate instinct was to call Hield and tell him just how proud he was of himself for throwing down multiple dunks on Monday.

Haliburton’s teammate Obi Toppin, a former NBA dunk contest champion, was far less impressed.

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Billy Donovan likens Tyrese Haliburton to Bulls plan for Lonzo Ball

Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan said that Tyrese Haliburton’s play is how they wanted to use Lonzo Ball.

The Chicago Bulls absolutely dominated the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, taking them down in a 125-99 win. It was the first time any team had held the Pacers under 100 points all year, as the Bulls locked in on the defensive end of the court. A big part of their success was how they mitigated the effectiveness of Tyrese Haliburton.

The Indiana guard has been having an incredible season despite his recent struggles. After the game, Bulls head coach Billy Donovan showed love to Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, noting the way he’s been able to utilize the personnel in Indiana.

Donovan even mentioned that the way the Pacers are using Haliburton is how the Bulls wanted to utilize Lonzo Ball. (H/t Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times)

“He has always come across to me as trying to use his personnel to the best of his ability,” Donovan said. “I think Haliburton is such a unique player, and it’s to a certain extent what we tried to do with Lonzo—get guys down the floor, let him throw it up, let him advance it. I think [Carlisle] has always done a great job of, ‘OK, here’s the personnel. How do we utilize it?’ ’’

Haliburton made his second All-Star Game this season, while Ball hasn’t played in an NBA game in two years while dealing with knee issues.

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Tyrese Haliburton discusses former teammate, Sixers guard Buddy Hield

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton discusses the impact of not having his former teammate, Philadelphia 76ers guard Buddy Hield around.

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Indiana Pacers hooked up at the trade deadline as sharpshooter Buddy Hield was sent to the City of Brotherly Love. The Sixers are looking forward to Hield teaming up with Joel Embiid on the floor when the big fella returns.

Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton benefited greatly from having Hield on the floor as he allowed Haliburton to have the space he needed to operate. Since the trade back on Feb. 8, Haliburton is averaging just 15.9 points and shooting 26.8% from deep.

Before the deal, Haliburton was averaging 22.5 points and shooting 39.7% from deep. It’s safe to say he misses Hield on the floor.

On an episode of “Podcast P” with Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George, Haliburton opened up on the loss of Hield (h/t FanNation):

With the trade and stuff, it’s been different, and I think on the court is obvious, right? He’s so prominent in our offense with what we do with a lot of ghost screens and the way we move. His presence shooting on the floor, that opens up a ton for me because you not going to be in as much in the gap if you’re guarding Buddy because you know how he is as a shooter. So it’s been a little different on the court, obviously. But I think off the court, it’s been kinda the biggest adjustment for me. He just has always carried this energy around him, and I think who he is as a person every day, not having that energy has been a little different.

In 19 games with the Sixers, 13 starts, Hield is averaging 13.7 points and shooting 39.7% from deep. He is still looking to find his groove in Philadelphia and his rhythm, but one has to figure that it will be easier for him when Embiid does eventually return from his meniscus procedure.

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Tyrese Haliburton’s NBA All-Star Game outfit made fans think he looked like Cookie Monster

Tyrese Haliburton genuinely looked like he stole this look from Cookie Monster.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton was one of the biggest stars of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend in Indiana.

Haliburton, who impressed some folks with his performance in the 3-point contest and skills competition on Saturday night, has had a very memorable few days in Indianapolis.

When he arrived for the actual All-Star Game on Sunday, however, he made a bold fashion decision that caused some waves. (Note: This is not the first time that his outfits have made waves of late.)

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The 23-year-old shared a heartwarming moment with a fan when he arrived.

Haliburton was wearing a nice suit and tie but fans couldn’t ignore the blue fabric on his blazer and pants that resembled the “fur” associated with Cookie Monster from Sesame Street:

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Myles Turner and his teammates won the Skill Challenge on Saturday to the delight of the home crowd. Turner told HoopsHype he hadn’t practiced for the competition and that he was simply “going to go with the flow.”

The nine-year veteran took time away from his busy schedule as an unofficial ambassador in Indianapolis to sit down and talk about the progression of his team, trade rumors, his partnership with STARRY, and more.

Reggie Miller couldn’t believe how clueless Kenny Smith was about Tyrese Haliburton’s 3-point shooting

Does Kenny even watch basketball?

Kenny Smith has spent the past 26 years working with Turner Sports and TNT’s NBA coverage in some capacity. And as a co-analyst on TNT’s Inside the NBA, fans expect Smith to have expert familiarity with today’s NBA. After all, that’s what he gets paid to talk about on TV.

Saturday, though, was not Smith’s best effort. He told on himself all night and even had Reggie Miller utterly perplexed with some of the remarks he made.

Smith drew harsh criticism for his comments about Sabrina Ionescu using the NBA three-point line in her showdown with Steph Curry. But during the regular three-point contest, Smith was admittedly surprised that the Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton could shoot threes at such a high frequency.

It was such an odd remark for an NBA analyst to make on national TV that Miller responded with, “Do you watch the games?”

Miller had a point. It’s not like Haliburton suddenly started shooting a high percentage this year. He’s a career 40-percent three-point shooter, and he’s been taking six threes per game throughout his entire career (and nearly eight this season). He shoots threes a lot and shoots them well. Smith should have known that one of the game’s best three-point shooters could, well, shoot.

Fans were also not impressed with Smith’s performance on the night, and they were glad that Miller called him out.