It was a quiet night for Tyrese Haliburton, but the Indiana Pacers star showed up when it mattered most. After scoring just 12 points heading into the final seconds of Thursday's Game 1 matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Haliburton delivered the game-winner to give the Pacers a 111-110 win following a second-half comeback.

At the start of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, Tyrese Haliburton was voted the most overrated player in the league. Fast forward a few weeks, and he’s led the Indiana Pacers to their first NBA Finals appearance in 25 years. Say what you want, but that’s not something overrated players usually do.

Amid concerns of a lack of national storylines for an NBA Finals featuring two smaller-market teams, apparently a feud between a trainer and an ex-player is what’s needed.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton is the latest NBA star to get his own signature shoe. Puma released the first pictures of the "Hali 1" signature model on its Instagram account on June 5. The low-top shoe features the brand's logo on the side and Haliburton's logo on the tongue and heel of the shoe,