Knicks Shut Down Tyrese Haliburton
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Haliburton's conversation with the WNBA legend paid dividends across the first three rounds of the 2025 NBA playoffs
Ahead of his first NBA Finals series, Tyrese Haliburton reached out to a WNBA legend for tips on how to be his best for his team and win playoff games.
During the Indiana Pacers ' second-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Tyrese Haliburton scored just 15 points on 16 shot attempts in Games 3 and 4 combined. In Game 5, he exploded for 31 points on 15 shots to close out the series and send Indiana to its second straight conference finals.
ESPN analyst and former NBA player Kendrick Perkins posited that the bar for true NBA superstardom is selling out road arenas, and followed it up with: "I don't know if Tyrese Haliburton is selling out arenas" as the panel collectively chuckled.
New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau shares his thoughts on stopping Tyrese Haliburton after win over the Pacers.
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Former Grizzlies guard Gilbert Arenas made an interesting comparison to Tyrese Haliburton on a recent episode of 'Gil's Arena'