At least one person thinks it’s about time that John Haliburton, the father of Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, starts attending games again.
The Pacers’ front office made the decision to not let the elder Hailburton attend home and road games for the foreseeable future after he ran onto the court and confronted Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo following their first-round clinching victory.
On ‘Inside the NBA’ after Indiana’s Game 1 overtime victory over the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals, analyst Charles Barkley implored NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to intervene in the situation and let Haliburton attend the next playoff games in Indiana, even though the NBA wasn’t the one issuing the discipline.
Games 3 and 4 are scheduled for Sunday and Tuesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
‘It’s time to let Mr. Haliburton back in the building,’ Barkley said. ‘Adam, I’m asking you, hey, my man paid his dues. He did something really, really stupid, but he’s been punished.’
‘He’s been punished enough,’ said the agreeing Barkley. ‘He will never do something that stupid again.’