Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers will go to play the Cleveland horsemen on Sunday in the second round of the NBA qualifiers. Haliburton's father John will not join them.
A spokesperson told ESPN Shams Charania That John Haliburton will not attend the team games, at home and outside, “in the foreseeable future”. The absence of Haliburton comes following A confrontation with the star of Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo After the victory of the Pacers series on Tuesday.
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By Dustin Dopirak From the Indianapolis star, the calendar at the moment when John Haliburton could return to the key line is not entirely clear. It could be kept out of the arena during the rest of the playoffs, but its status after the playoffs was not discussed.
Tyrese Haliburton ended the bucks season on Tuesday By hitting a last second and winning basket on Antetokounmpo in OT. The emotions ran on the field, Antetokounmpo entering there with several players before entering a stormy exchange with Haliburton's father, John. Antetokounmpo and John Haliburton put themselves on the faces of others and exchanged ardent words before separating.
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Antitokounmpo tackled The altercation in a post-match press conference, saying that he was initially thought that John Haliburton was a fan before realizing that it was Tyrese's father.
“Having someone's father – and I am happy for him and I am happy for his son is what he is supposed to feel – but coming to see me and missing respect and curse is completely unacceptable,” said Antetokounmpo.
Tyrese Haliburton also talked about the post-match incident, saying that he did not agree with his father's choices, and saying that he was planning to talk about it in Antetokounmpo on this subject.
“I don't think my pops were right there,” said Tyrese Haliburton. John Haliburton Later, apologized for his behavior.
