Pascal Saikam sends inspiring message to Indiana Pacers to seize rare NBA Finals opportunity ahead of Game 3: 'Don't know when you're going to get the opportunity again'
Pascal Saikam sends inspiring message to Indiana Pacers to seize rare NBA Finals opportunity ahead of Game 3 (Image Source: Getty)
Pascal Saikam made a stunning victory back in 2019, which has typically been for the history books. Now that all eyes are on Game 3, Saikam sent out an inspiring message for his teammates, ensuring that this golden opportunity that has led them to Finals, shouldn't be missed — at all.
For Indiana Pacers' star Tyrese Haliburton, it has been a significant player during the current NBA Finals, where he has led the team to a solid game this season. But Haliburton has paced up to this level, thanks to his teammate Pascal Saikam.
Pascal Saikam's encouraging message for his teammates ahead of Game
Pascal Saikam managed to win the NBA Championship in his third year, when he was playing for Toronto Raptors. But now, Saikam is back, and he's going to play with the Indiana Pacers, and while he knows getting to Finals is not an easy task and requires hard work and dedication, he shared an inspiring message with his teammates, ahead of Game 3.
As per Pacers.com, Saikam said after Indiana Pacers clinched towards the Eastern Conference, 'I was telling the guys, for me, I got there when I was in year three, and I thought I would get back there a lot. It didn't happen, You don't know when you're going to get [this opportunity] again. So I think we have to have a mindset of going out there and just giving everything that we've got knowing that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
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For Tyrese Haliburton, playing NBA Finals is an opportunity he won't ever forget. But for his teammate, Pascal Saikam, it is a moment he is able to recall again. Now that Siakam has been sharing his learnings with Haliburton, According to Pacers.com, Haliburton said, 'He might be a little annoyed by me at this point with all the questions I ask of those Finals runs, It's been that way since he's gotten here. I consistently ask questions.
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Reacting to the same, Pascal said, 'I'm not annoyed with him. That's funny, He's a student of the game, he wants to learn…To me, I just try to keep him just levelheaded, understanding there's going to be times where it doesn't go as planned. We have to find a way to overcome that.'
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