The Indiana Pacers are back in the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight season, but their return has come with more grit than glamour. A year ago, their run to the final four was viewed through the lens of circumstance –injuries to opposing stars helped clear a path,

Haliburton was referencing an in-ring appearance during a June 2024 episode of "SmackDown" at Madison Square Garden, where he got to face off against Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson.

After his Indiana Pacers defeated the Knicks in Game 7 of last year’s second-round playoff series, Tyrese Haliburton sat down at the Madison Square Garden podium wearing a hoodie with an image of