Haliburton’s response was a playful “thank you” gesture that quickly went viral. Fans praised him for his humor and calm under pressure.

The Indiana Pacers won Game 3 on their home floor, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder behind strong outings from Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam and Bennedict Mathurin to take a 2-1 series lead.

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"When you want to say he's the Peyton Manning or Andrew Luck of the city, it makes sense," Pacers teammate Myles Turner said of Haliburton.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton drilled a game-winning jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. It put the finishing touches on a shocking comeback against the Oklahoma City Thunder and handed the Pacers an early lead in their first championship series in a quarter of a century.

It is obviously a big game, but Obi Toppin's daugther was there to break the ice pregame. As Tyrese Haliburton walked to the court to warm up for Game 4, Toppin's young daughter Remi came sprinting at the star point guard.

Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers revealed in an interview with ESPN that he and Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, as well as their significant others, are in near constant communication — even as Haliburton, 25, focuses on winning his first NBA championship.

Tyrese Haliburton, the 25-year-old starting point guard for the Indiana Pacers, is having a moment. While the Oklahoma City Thunder had the best record in the NBA this year, and their star player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,