NBA makes big Tyrese Haliburton dad decision for Game 4 Pacers vs. Knicks

Billy Heyen

NBA makes big Tyrese Haliburton dad decision for Game 4 Pacers vs. Knicks image

The Indiana Pacers got a pick-me-up the morning after blowing a big lead and losing Game 3 to the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The news will be welcome to the ears of franchise superstar Tyrese Haliburton.

Haliburton's dad will be allowed to attend Game 4 in a suite, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

John Haliburton had missed the last eight Indiana games following his postgame confrontation with Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo after a playoff game on April 29.

That night, John was sitting courtside, but now he'll be up in a suite.

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The Pacers could use the mojo. They dominated for three quarters on Sunday night only to see a 20-point lead slip through their fingertips.

Karl-Anthony Towns dropped 20 points in the fourth quarter in a legendary performance that Indiana will soon want to forget about.

It'll surely be a boost for Tyrese Haliburton to have his father back in the building.

John has missed multiple brilliant moments from his son, although he's surely been watching from afar. Now, the Haliburton family will be back together in one gym, and Tyrese will try to turn this series right back in the Pacers' favor.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle