It’s the Finals. I’ve worked my whole life to be here. I want to be out there to compete… if I can walk, I want to play.”

NBA fans were unhappy with Tyrese Haliburton's struggles as Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to a Game 5 win in Oklahoma.

It is obviously a big game, but Obi Toppin's daugther was there to break the ice pregame. As Tyrese Haliburton walked to the court to warm up for Game 4, Toppin's young daughter Remi came sprinting at the star point guard.

After defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-107, on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers, who started the season as a 66-1 title long shot and started the playoffs at 80-1,

Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers revealed in an interview with ESPN that he and Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, as well as their significant others, are in near constant communication — even as Haliburton, 25, focuses on winning his first NBA championship.

Tyrese Haliburton, the 25-year-old starting point guard for the Indiana Pacers, is having a moment. While the Oklahoma City Thunder had the best record in the NBA this year, and their star player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,