Tyrese Haliburton invites Pacers fan pelted with garbage to Game 4, ESPN's Brian Windhorst also hit by Knicks fans
The Indiana Pacers want to take care of a fan who had a bad day in New York. That fan, Hans Perez, wound up going viral after he was pelted with garbage for wearing a Tyrese Haliburton jersey in New York.
With the Pacers set to meet the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday, New York fans weren't on board with that decision. Multiple people threw bags of garbage at Perez in a clip which has circulated on social media.
Tyrese Haliburton is flying out Pacers fan Hanz Perez to a playoff game after he was hit with trash in New York for wearing his jersey 🔥(Via @PatMcAfeeShow ) pic.twitter.com/13cAskkBmj
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) May 19, 2025
Perez appeared on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show" on Monday, where Haliburton made a surprise appearance to give Perez some good news.
Turns out, the Pacers are inviting Perez to Indiana for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. Haliburton told Perez the team would fly him out and put him up for a night so he can attend the game. Perez can bring a guest with him for the experience.
'I personally wanna bring you and a plus one out to Indiana for game four..Everybody in our organization wants to make sure that you're taken care of' ~ @TyHaliburton22 #PMSLive https://t.co/QN7dTplbIw pic.twitter.com/B8y1iqVO02
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) May 19, 2025
Perez — who showed off a Pacers tattoo on his arm earlier in the interview — was pumped about that development. He thanked Haliburton for the invite and gave an enthusiastic "Let's go Pacers" chant.
Perez, as it turns out, wasn't the only one hit with garbage in New York.
ESPN's Brian Windhorst was heckled by fans and then pelted with garbage after the Knicks closed out the series with the Celtics. The clips, compiled by Awful Announcing, contain language that is NSFW.
Knicks fan confronts @WindhorstESPN after the Celtics are eliminated pic.twitter.com/rEgrbUxj6N
— Alex B. (@KnicksCentral) May 17, 2025
Damn, this might be the last time Brian Windhorst ever come to MSG. pic.twitter.com/K8KxbFTAmd
— 𝕵𝖊𝖘𝖚𝖘 𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖆 🇪🇸🇳🇬🇩🇴 (@My_Business_Man) May 18, 2025
The first clip is relatively harmless, save for the language, and Windhorst appeared to handle the heckler well. The second clip, though, shows fans launching trash at Windhorst as he walked away. Some people in the crowd, after realizing what had happened, tried to get it to stop.
The Pacers and Knicks won't get things started until Wednesday. The first two games of the series will take place in New York before the action goes to Indiana. It's the first time since 2000 the Knicks have reached the Eastern Conference finals. The Pacers made it to the conference finals last season, but were defeated by the Boston Celtics.
The series sets up a rematch from last year's playoffs. To make it to the 2024 Eastern Conference finals, the Pacers had to go through the Knicks. The series went seven games, with the Pacers coming out on top.
Wednesday's Game 1 could set up yet another excellent series, with the winner getting a chance to win its first championship since the 1970s.
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