Tyrese Haliburton, the 25-year-old starting point guard for the Indiana Pacers, is having a moment. While the Oklahoma City Thunder had the best record in the NBA this year, and their star player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,

Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton's career could've taken a completely different trajectory if Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban had his way in the 2020 NBA draft.

After defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-107, on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers, who started the season as a 66-1 title long shot and started the playoffs at 80-1,

Tyrese Haliburton was hearing the usual comments about lack of aggression after Game 2 and answered with 22 points and 11 assists in Game 3.

Raise your hand if you saw this sort of star turn coming when Haliburton was traded to Indiana in 2022. Sacramento certainly didn’t.

The one who went toe-to-toe with Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and Shaquille O’Neal. The one whose posters still line the walls of local bars and barbershops. The one who, every time he comes home, receives a champion’s applause — even though he never was one.

The former Mavericks owner wanted the superstar point guard for the Mavericks, but his former coach stole him away.

Tyrese Haliburton had a stern response to Charles Barkley's criticism of Pascal Siakam: "I don't think that's a fair assessment" originally appeared on Basketball Network.