Tyrese Haliburton’s father banned from Pacers games ‘for the foreseeable future’ after Giannis Antetokounmpo incident

“I believe in being humble in victory,” Giannis Antetokounmpo said after the game, which ended the Bucks’ season, per ESPN. “A lot of people out there that are like, no, when you win the game, you talk s**t and it’s a green light for you to be disrespectful towards somebody else. I disagree.”

Tyrese Haliburton said he didn’t know what happened until he got back to the locker room. “I don’t agree with what transpired there from him,” Haliburton said. “Basketball is basketball and let’s keep it on the court. I think he just got excited, saw his son make a game-winner and came on the court, but we had a conversation.

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“He needs to just allow me to play basketball and stay over there and I’ll come to him to celebrate. But the emotions of the game got excited there. I talked with him. I’ll talk with Giannis. I don’t think my pops was in the right at all there.”

John later apologized on social media. “I sincerely apologize to Giannis, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Pacers organization for my actions following tonight’s game,” he wrote. “This was not a good reflection on our sport or my son and I will not make that mistake again.”

Tyrese Haliburton has been with the Pacers since February 2022. He was named to the All-Star team in 2023 and 2024 and finished the 2024-25 season averaging 18.6 points and 9.2 assists per game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has put together a Hall of Fame career. He has been named an All-Star nine times, won the NBA MVP award twice, won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2020 and led the Bucks to an NBA title in 2021.