Tyrese Haliburton Admired the SVP Owning up to Doubting the Pacers

Tyrese Haliburton was grateful that Scott Van Pelt acknowledged his mistake regarding the Indiana Pacers and questioned those who continue to have doubts about the squad.

Van Pelt said on his SportsCenter show the other night that he was late to the Pacers’ celebration but now had faith in them. Haliburton apparently noticed. Haliburton communicated his gratitude to Van Pelt following the Pacers’ 111-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

Van Pelt expressed: “The other night on my show, I put my hand up and I said, look, I was late to the party on it,”

What Haliburton stated: “Yeah, you’re a real one for that. You’re a real one,”. “But a lot of your counterparts won’t admit that now.”

When Van Pelt brought up the fact that the Pacers were truly below.500 at Christmas, Haliburton acknowledged, “Yeah, we were rough.” Below is the whole exchange:

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That was a long time ago. Their point guard’s clutch play has been a major factor in the Pacers’ recent success. Indiana won Game 1 on Thursday night thanks to Haliburton’s fourth game-winning basket of the 2025 postseason.

Regarding Haliburton and the Pacers, Van Pelt has changed his mind. Everyone else ought to do the same.

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