Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton calls out Bucks fans' racist treatment of younger brother in Wisconsin return

24/04/2024 06:54

Tyrese Haliburton said Tuesday night that a racial slur was directed at his younger brother during the Indiana Pacers’ two-game stay in his hometown state for a pair of playoff battles against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Asked after the Pacers’ commanding 125-108 Game 2 win over the Bucks what it was like to be playing back in Wisconsin, the Oshkosh native revealed that his brother was recently “called the n-word” in the stands at Fiserv Forum Arena.

“It’s been good to have [my family] here. My little brother in the stands the other day was called the n-word, and so it was important for us as a family to just address that and that was important for us to talk about, ’cause that just didn’t sit right with anybody in our family,” Haliburton said, per Lori Nickel of the Journal Sentinel. “Just been important to have my family here right now. My little brother’s handled that the right way.”

Here's part of what @TyHaliburton22 said.
He's from Oshkosh, WI

He played a regular season game here on January 1 and spent more than an hour post-game greeting fans.

Playoff games 1 & 2 here were a different story https://t.co/JnIF8ik6A3pic.twitter.com/YzavsWTEoN

— Lori Nickel (@LoriNickel) April 24, 2024

It is unclear exactly when the incident involving Haliburton’s brother occurred. Arena security personnel were notified about it and even identified the fan involved in the racist exchange, but they were not removed from Fiserv Forum, according to Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star.

This story will be updated.

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