Pat McAfee Sends Fiery 3-Word Response to ESPN's Tyrese Haliburton Social Media Post

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Evan Massey | Last updated May 14, 2025 12:21 AM ET

The Indiana Pacers and star point guard Tyrese Haliburton were able to eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive season on Tuesday night. In what was a very entertaining game all the way through, the Pacers came out on top by a final score of 114-105.

Haliburton led the way for Indiana, scoring 31 points on 10-for-15 shooting, including knocking down six of his 10 attempts from 3-point range. He also dished out eight assists and grabbed six rebounds.

Following the game, ESPN's "SportsCenter" sent out a social media post about Haliburton. It was a very strange post, to say the least.

"OVERRATE THAT," the post read. "Haliburton powers the Pacers past the Cavs to another Eastern Conference Finals appearance."

Pat McAfee seemed to take exception to the picture attached to the post and fired back a fiery three-word response.

"What is this?" he questioned.

What is this?
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) May 14, 2025

It was a very strange way to talk about a player who just powered his team to such a big win.

In addition to Haliburton's big game, the Pacers also received a big performance from Pascal Siakam, who scored 21 points to go along with eight rebounds and five assists. Andrew Nembhard scored 18 and dished six assists as well.

Next up for Indiana will be an Eastern Conference Finals matchup against either the Boston Celtics or New York Knicks. Currently, the Knicks lead that series 3-1 and Jayson Tatum went down in Game 4 with a torn Achilles.

McAfee has been an outspoken supporter of the Pacers and he's developed a friendship with Haliburton. Despite those things, his response was one that many fans had as well.

SportsCenter did not paint the star point guard in a very nice light after such a big game.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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