Per Tyrese Haliburton the one against the Milwaukee Bucks is the home game, having been born in Oshkosh, about 90 miles away from Fiserv Forum. However, his debut in the post-season was not as hoped, scoring just 9 points in game 1 against the Bucks, yet his performance was subpar it wasn’t the worst news of his night. In fact, after the victory in game 2, the Pacers star declared in the press conference that his younger brother was called “n…” during last weekend’s challenge. “It’s important for my family that we talk about it, because It’s not something that can go well. For me it’s nice to have my family here with me, my brother handled everything in the right way and the rest of my group behaved well too. As long as it’s the regular season the conversation is friendly because I’m the home boy, but everything changes when you come as a playoff opponent.” A Bucks spokesperson told ESPN that, in Sunday’s game, “some guests were not in their correct section, so they were asked to move to their assigned seats. After that, one of the individuals in the group reported to the stewards that a person sitting in front of him had used a disparaging term towards him. The accused person denied it. The group then moved to their correct seats and there were no further incidents.”
Haliburton teases: “In Indianapolis they make more noise in the regular season than here”
Still upset by what happened after game 1, after the match Tyrese Haliburton didn’t spare a dig towards the Milwaukee public. When asked if he expected a different environment for Game 3 in Indianapolis, the Pacers star said: “Of course, yes. There were regular season games at our home where there was more chaos than in the last two games played here“. Considering the disagreements that had already occurred in the regular season between the two teams, the series tied at 1-1 is more heated than ever.