Miami Heat Could Face A Motivated Tyrese Haliburton Friday After Wally Szczerbiak Comments
The Miami Heat already know how tough it is to stop Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton.
They could find it even more difficult when the teams meet Friday. Haliburton was called out by New York Knicks analyst Wally Szczerbiak after the Pacers lost earlier this week after he missed a potentially winning shot late.
“Mister supposed wannabe fake All-Star with a big miss,” Szczerbiak said of Haliburton … “He’s a very good player, he’s not going to make the All-Star team. Guys like Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson will make it over Tyrese Haliburton, and tonight we saw why.”
Haliburton responded the comments Wednesday during an interview with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks.
“I have no clue,” Haliburton said as to why Szczerbiak called him out. “I know the name Wally Szczerbiak. I couldn’t tell you where he played. I couldn’t tell you what he did as a basketball player. I don’t know. He had a lot to say about me. I was really questioning, like, first, `Who is this and why is he talking about me like this?’ I don’t know if I ever came out and said, `I wanna be an All-Star, please vote for me.’ I don’t think I’ve done that. I think he was just excited about a Knicks win and that got him going. He’s just doing whatever he can to get attention. That’s just the media these days.”
So expect for the Heat to see a fully motivated Haliburton at the end of the week.
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