Tyrese Haliburton's 6-word comeback on Ben Stiller was ruthless
Tyrese Haliburton's 6-word comeback on Ben Stiller was ruthless
Good thing he brought his duffel for the flight to NY. https://t.co/0vHKAEPHhI — Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) May 31, 2025
Tyrese Haliburton didn't just come away from Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals with a win over the New York Knicks as his Indiana Pacers moved on to the NBA Finals.
No, he also came away with a perfect comeback to Ben Stiller, the actor/director/super Knicks fan who made jokes about what the Pacers point guard was carrying into the arena before Game 6.
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Haliburton rocked an all-black ensemble but it was his bag that Stiller focused on in a post on X (formerly Twitter), as you'll see below: "Good thing he brought his duffel for the flight to NY," he wrote.
Not bad. But then Haliburton won and posted this quote tweet: "Nah, was to pack y'all up."
Oof. An additional W to Haliburton. Here's how it all played out:
Nah, was to pack y'all up https://t.co/hhgo9fp8ib — Tyrese Haliburton (@TyHaliburton22) June 1, 2025
Fans everywhere were in awe of that response, but Stiller took it in stride, responding to Haliburton with all class:
Congrats. All the best in OKC. — Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) June 1, 2025
And then there was this post from Hali to celebrate WARNING: NSFW LANGUAGE AHEAD!
Did Tyrese Haliburton think he was going to winning Eastern Conference Finals MVP?
This is a good question, because there's video folks are sharing showing Haliburton appearing to step forward right before it was announced that his teammate Pascal Siakam got it.
Tyrese Haliburton DEFINITELY thought he was winning the Eastern Conference Finals MVP 💀💀 pic.twitter.com/4w2Q6JszAx — Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) June 1, 2025
Not a big deal, but hilarious if true.
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