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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Tyrese Haliburton’s dad, John Haliburton, will not attend Pacers games, both at home and on the road, for the “foreseeable future,” according to a report from ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Charania noted that the decision was made by the Pacers front office.
After the Pacers comeback victory against the Milwaukee Bucks to win the series on Tuesday night, John got into an altercation with Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
John waved a flag with Tyrese’s face on it in front of Antetokounmpo after the Pacers win.
“I’ve won a championship, they haven’t. Not trying to minimize their effort. Coming on the floor and showing me his son’s towel with his face, saying ‘this is what we do. this is what we f’n do’… I feel that’s very – very disrespectful,” Antetokounmpo said.
“I think it’s the emotions of the game, he just got excited there. I talked with him, eventually I’ll talk with Giannis. I don’t think my pops was right at all there,” Tyrese said.
The Pacers will face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 1 is scheduled for Sunday in Cleveland.
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