Pacers flipped script on Victor Wembanyama, Spurs
Tyrese Haliburton's Game 2 performance against the San Antonio Spurs in Paris caught the attention of Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark, who took to social media to praise the Pacers guard
The All-Star guard is back in France for the NBA Paris Games after winning gold with Team USA at the Paris Olympics.
Tyrese Haliburton returned to the Accor Arena and put on a show, drawing comparisons to Team USA teammate Steph Curry's Olympic final performance four months ago
Curry's flurry of four 3-pointers came in the fourth quarter of the gold-medal game at the Paris Olympics back in August, ensuring that Wembanyama and France would be thwarted in their bid to deny USA Basketball a fifth consecutive gold medal.
PARIS -- Tyrese Haliburton scored 16 of his 28 points in a dazzling 2½ minute display late in the third quarter, Pascal Siakam scored 23, and the Indiana Pacers downed Victor Wembanyama and the ...
Tyrese Haliburton scored 28 points including 18 in the third quarter to lead the Pacers to a revenge blowout of the Spurs in Paris on Saturday.
The final tally for Victor Wembanyama’s trip in Paris: two games, 50 points, 23 rebounds, eight assists, six blocks, two courts dedicated, one trip to the Eiffel Tower, a Fashion Week appearance, a Champions League match attended and about a million high-fives.
Victor Wembanyama posted 30 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and five blocks to lead the Spurs to a 140-110 blowout win of the Pacers in Paris.
If Thursday was a wild celebration of the NBA in Paris, Saturday was a muted one as Indiana's two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton quelled the partisan crowd.
Welcome home, Wemby. Wembanyama played in his homeland on Thursday — the star attraction in this two-game set of games between San Antonio and Indiana, a series that concludes on Saturday night.
Fever guard Caitlin Clark shouts out her close friend and Pacers teammate Tyrese Haliburton during his big game against Spurs