The stage is set at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Game 3 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals, tipping off Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on TNT.
After splitting home-court advantage all postseason, the Indiana Pacers hold a 2-0 lead over the New York Knicks following two tight contests in Manhattan.
Game 1 ended in a 138-135 overtime thriller, capped by Tyrese Haliburton’s game-tying jumper at the buzzer and game-clinching play down the stretch.
Game 2 saw Indiana prevail 114-109 behind Pascal Siakam’s career playoff-high of 39 points.
As fans filed into Gainbridge Fieldhouse ahead of Game 3, Pacers' Haliburton arrived in a striking all-black ensemble: an oversized black leather jacket with black khaki pants, polished black dress shoes and a stylish black handbag.
The look immediately went viral on X.
One fan replied, "Drip to hard ð¥ð¥," to which another user responded, "Great fashion sense."
One other commenter said, "Aura ignited," while another chimed in with, "That's how stars do."
Another fan reacted with, "Came in the funeral getup," followed up by one other user with, "Bro looks like he's in a motorcycle gang ð."
Drafted 12th overall by the Sacramento Kings in 2020 before being traded to Indiana in 2022, Haliburton has cemented himself as one of the NBA's top playmakers.
He is a two-time NBA All-Star (2023, 2024), two-time All-NBA Third Team honoree (2024, 2025) and was the NBA assists leader in 2024.
In the 2024-25 regular season, Haliburton averaged 18.6 points and 9.2 assists per game, ranking third in the league in assists, while shooting 47.3% from the field, 38.8% from deep, and 85.1% from the free-throw line.
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton and his dad.
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton and his dad.
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Under Coach Rick Carlisle, the Pacers finished the regular season 50-32, securing the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference.
After dispatching the fifth-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round, Indiana knocked off the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 4-1 in the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. Now, they're two games away from the Finals.