Behind the phone call that began the relationship between Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam, who together have carried Indiana to the NBA Finals.

The Indiana Pacers are up for an exciting Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. While the Pacers are already leading 1-0 in the series, fans are curious about Tyrese Haliburton’s status for the game.

Tyrese Haliburton shares how criticism shaped his growth and helped fuel the Pacers’ incredible 2025 postseason run and NBA Finals appearance

Metta World Peace disagrees with LeBron James' praise of Tyrese Haliburton as the Pacers' leader during the NBA Finals against the Thunder.

"After you have a run like last year, and then you get swept in the Eastern Conference finals, and all the conversation is about how you don't belong there, and how you lucked out to get there, and that it was a fluke, guys are going to be pissed off," Haliburton said. "We're going to spend the summer pissed off."

Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers stole Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Haliburton's game-winning jumper.

Before Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Pacers and Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton's fathers, Vaughn Alexander and John Haliburton, shared a warm moment, posing for photos together.

The Indiana Pacers will go head-to-head with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the eagerly awaited NBA finals series. However, before Game 1, the Pacers’ plane had to make an emergency landing due to a tornado warning.