Tyrese Haliburton’s Status as Face of the NBA Slammed by NFL Hall of Famer originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Haliburton's conversation with the WNBA legend paid dividends across the first three rounds of the 2025 NBA playoffs

Haliburton, who was named the most overrated player in the NBA by his peers before the playoffs, continued to show that if anything, he's underrated. The star point guard nearly had a triple-double by the end of the first half and finished with 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds. What's more, Haliburton didn't turn the ball over one time.

During the Indiana Pacers ' second-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Tyrese Haliburton scored just 15 points on 16 shot attempts in Games 3 and 4 combined. In Game 5, he exploded for 31 points on 15 shots to close out the series and send Indiana to its second straight conference finals.

ESPN analyst and former NBA player Kendrick Perkins posited that the bar for true NBA superstardom is selling out road arenas, and followed it up with: "I don't know if Tyrese Haliburton is selling out arenas" as the panel collectively chuckled.

Tyrese Haliburton, the Indiana Pacers’ rising star and two-time All-Star, has turned a critical label into a badge of honor this postseason.

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau shares his thoughts on stopping Tyrese Haliburton after win over the Pacers.

WNBA legend Sue Bird recently shared that Tyrese Haliburton reached out to her for advice on reading game situations and understanding when to take over as a scorer or playmaker.