Pacers players had two-word chant for Tyrese Haliburton's dad

The Indiana Pacers are moving on to the Eastern Conference Finals, and they are doing it while embracing one of the controversies surrounding their playoff run.

In an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” Wednesday, Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton revealed that his teammates had chanted “free Pops” about his father. John Haliburton has not been attending Pacers playoff games since an on-court incident with Giannis Antetokounmpo following the team’s first-round series win.

“I think he’s enjoying watching from the house. They had a little watch party at my house last night,” Tyrese Haliburton said. “I called him after the game. The whole locker room got on the phone with him. Everybody was like ‘free Pops’ until it’s backwards.

“The league left it open. They said foreseeable future. I don’t know what that means, but we’ll see what ends up happening. I’m sure he would love to get back in the building. He would probably get an ovation.”