Game two of the Milwaukee Bucks’ series against the Indiana Pacers ended on Tuesday night with a loss. Two days after dominating Indiana 109-94, the Bucks were outplayed much of game two. A few Milwaukee runs got them within one possession, however, Indiana pulled away at the end and won by a score of 125-108.
In an interview after the game, Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton had some concerning things to say about his experience at Fiserv Forum.
Indiana Pacers PG Tyrese Haliburton Accuses Milwaukee Bucks Fan Of Using Racial Slur
According to Lori Nickel of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Just asked Tyrese Haliburton about his trip to his home state of Wisconsin this time and well the answer wasn’t… great.
Said his little brother was called a racist name in the stands… “My little brother in the stands the other day was called the N-word” More soon.
Here’s part of what @TyHaliburton22 said.
He’s from Oshkosh, WIHe played a regular season game here on January 1 and spent more than an hour post-game greeting fans.
Playoff games 1 & 2 here were a different story https://t.co/JnIF8ik6A3 pic.twitter.com/YzavsWTEoN
— Lori Nickel (@LoriNickel) April 24, 2024
While sports bring out the most passionate of fans, using racial slurs (or personal insults of any kind) is never acceptable. Unfortunately, it is something we see from fans from time to time.
Haliburton, who was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was a three-star recruit from Oshkosh North High School. There, he led the team to a state championship. During his freshman year at Iowa State, he set the program’s single-game assist record. Despite suffering a season-ending wrist injury as a sophomore, he was named to the second team All-Big 12 Conference.
Game three of the Bucks-Pacers series will take place on Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Tip off is scheduled for 4:30pm PST.
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