Indiana
‘Nah, was to pack y’all up’: Tyrese Haliburton trolls Knicks after series win
The Indiana Pacers are embracing everything about advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000.
Indiana defeated the New York Knicks in six games in the Eastern Conference finals, capping it off with a 125-108 win in Game 6 on Saturday night. Indiana will take on NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals, which begin Thursday (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC).
The Pacers’ win was one for the books, with seven players scoring in double figures, led by Pascal Siakam, who scored 31 points and was named Eastern Conference Finals MVP. Tyrese Haliburton had a dominant second half and finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Haliburton is the third player to record over 60 assists and 10 or fewer turnovers in a series, joining Chris Paul and Tim Hardaway, according to ESPN Research. He is the first player to achieve the feat in the conference finals.
Indiana’s road to the Finals wasn’t easy — on and off the court.
So once the Pacers had the Eastern Conference title in the bag, their social media team — and Haliburton — didn’t hold back on the Knicks and their shared history, landing a handful of worthy social media jabs.
Pacers packed up New York
The Pacers have a storied history of defeating the Knicks in the playoffs in the 21st century. They accomplished the feat in 2000, 2013, 2024, and now 2025.
To showcase their dominance over New York in the playoffs, the Pacers dropped a graphic highlighting their series wins over the Knicks with the Empire State Building and the 73-story One Vanderbilt tower behind Indiana’s starting five.
so long, New York.
we’ll be taking our duffel bags to the NBA Finals 😏 pic.twitter.com/v76x8kdpJC
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) June 1, 2025
The ‘Big Apple’
The Pacers also sent a post featuring the sports pages of various newspapers from each game in which they defeated the Knicks, while also taking a shot at New York’s nickname, “the Big Apple.”
start spreading the news 📰 pic.twitter.com/yMcsuun39T
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) June 1, 2025
Haliburton is the new Miller
In Game 5 of the 1994 Eastern Conference finals, Pacers guard Reggie Miller made the infamous choking gesture toward director and Knicks fan Spike Lee at Madison Square Garden. Twenty-five years later, Haliburton recreated the gesture in Game 1 after completing a comeback in which the Pacers trailed by more than 14 points with 2:51 remaining in regulation. The Pacers’ social media team was quick to take note.
Haliburton goes at Ben Stiller
Actor Ben Stiller is known for his courtside Knicks appearances and for supporting the Knicks on social media. In Haliburton’s arrival to Game 6, he wore an all-black outfit with a black duffle bag. Stiller responded to the post pregame, saying: “Good thing he brought his duffle for the flight to NY.”
Haliburton’s response after the game?
“Nah, was to pack y’all up,” referring to the Knicks.
Nah, was to pack y’all up https://t.co/hhgo9fp8ib
— Tyrese Haliburton (@TyHaliburton22) June 1, 2025
Haliburton vs. New York
Knicks fans were relentless with their antics during the playoffs — even throwing garbage bags at a Pacers fan and heckling him for wearing a Haliburton jersey on the streets of New York in the hours after the Knicks knocked off the Celtics in Game 6 of the East semifinals.
Haliburton actually invited the accosted fan to attend Game 4 in Indianapolis. He also kept the receipts and topped off a reel with his highlights from the series.
‘cers in 6 pic.twitter.com/cCjASm1qNF
— Tyrese Haliburton (@TyHaliburton22) June 1, 2025
On this episode of “Week in Review,” we cover the Indiana gambling case, the Bears’ 2026 schedule release and the Bulls landing the No. 4 draft pick. We also look at Jim’s Original moving after 85 years and Chicago Fire FC’s new McDonald’s Park stadium name. Plus, Cole Kmet joins Cop on a Rooftop, a White Sox phenom goes one on one and more top stories from around Chicago.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — More than 50 Indiana law enforcement agencies are taking to the roof to help local athletes.
Police and safety officers will be stationed around various Dunkin’ Donuts, taking up donations for the Special Olympics. People who monetarily donate will receive a coupon for a free donut. Those who donate $10 or more will receive a coupon for a free medium hot coffee.
“Supporting the Special Olympics isn’t just an event for us — it’s a commitment to people who inspire us every day,” Sergeant Wes Rowlader said. “These athletes show what determination, courage, and community truly look like. Every dollar we raise helps transform that spirit into training, competition, and lifelong confidence.”
More than 20,000 Hoosier athletes train and compete for free within the Special Olympics. To date, Cop on a Rooftop has raised more than $125,000 for Special Olympics Indiana.
The Indiana State Police will be at the Dunkin’ Donuts at 9821 Lima Road in Fort Wayne from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday.
A man’s family is demanding answers after he was shot by a security guard inside a hospital emergency room waiting area on Tuesday night in Gary, Indiana.
Methodist Northlake Hospital officials said, around midnight Tuesday night, its security staff responded quickly after a patient took out a gun. The hospital said he’d threatened to shoot himself or others.
The hospital commended the security guard who shot the man for “neutralizing the threat and helping ensure the safety of our patients and employees.”
Family members identified the man who was shot as Otis Brown. They said he is a kind father to a 12-year-old boy.
“Just a great person, a happy-go-lucky, always out there trying to do the right thing,” said his fiancée, Stacey Taylor.
Taylor said she was on a business trip when she got a call that Brown had been shot multiple times.
“Scared, uncertainty; you know, what story is right? You know, what happened?” she said.
After he was shot, Brown was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.
Taylor said she had no idea why Brown went to Methodist Northlake Hospital in the first place. His family said he was trying to leave the hospital when the shooting happened, claiming that the hospital gave him his gun back after he was cleared to leave.
“We just want to get answers, just want to know what happened, particularly when people are defaming his name,” Taylor said.
She and Brown’s family hope the hospital has surveillance video footage that can help provide answers.
Gary police have not provided any details on the shooting. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department said it is investigating the shooting at the request of Gary police, but did not provide any further information.
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