Tyrese Haliburton – Brother known as racial slur by fan in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE — Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton mentioned his youthful brother was known as the N-word by a fan whereas sitting within the stands throughout Recreation 1 of Indiana’s first-round playoff collection with the Bucks in Milwaukee.

Haliburton mentioned the incident throughout his postgame information convention that adopted the Pacers’ 125-108 win in Recreation 2 on Tuesday night time.

“My little brother within the stands the opposite day was known as the N-word,” Haliburton mentioned. “It was necessary for us as a household to only tackle that. And that was necessary for us to speak about as a result of that simply did not sit proper with anyone in our household. It is simply been necessary to have my household right here proper now. My little brother has dealt with that the suitable manner.”

Haliburton was born about 90 miles from Milwaukee in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He has three brothers (two older and one youthful) and mentioned his quick household had been on the town with him for the beginning of the playoffs. That is his playoff debut in his dwelling state.

When requested a query about his expertise returning to Wisconsin for the beginning of the collection, Haliburton paused for a number of seconds earlier than he started to reply. He was shaking his head whereas beginning a solution about how good it was to have his household in attendance earlier than he stopped himself and addressed the racial slur.

The Bucks had been requested about Haliburton’s feedback after Tuesday’s recreation.

“An area visitor providers consultant reported that in Sunday’s recreation a number of visitors weren’t sitting of their appropriate seats,” a Bucks spokesperson responded. “The visitor providers consultant requested the group to maneuver one part over to their appropriate seats. Then, one of many people within the group claimed to the consultant that an individual sitting in entrance of him had used a derogatory time period towards him. The accused particular person denied the accusation. The group moved to their appropriate seats and no additional incident was reported.

“We take our fan surroundings extraordinarily critically and are dedicated to offering a secure and safe expertise.”

Haliburton mentioned his workforce “did a great job of dealing with this surroundings,” including, “The dialog [in the stands], it is pleasant in the course of the common season as a result of I am the hometown child, nevertheless it’s just a little completely different if you’re visiting on this surroundings.”