Indiana Pacers Star Takes Playful Jab at Orlando Magic on WWE’s NXT

In wrestling terminology, Indiana Pacers star level guard Tyrese Haliburton likes to play the function of “heel.”

On the Tuesday, Sept. 17 episode of “NXT,” certainly one of WWE’s premier exhibits primarily based and filmed on the firm’s efficiency heart in Orlando, Haliburton did simply that.

Haliburton, a WWE fan who has beforehand appeared on the model’s tv packages, was again on the air Tuesday night time. This time, as an alternative of going through New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson or displaying off a championship belt at ringside in Indianapolis, Haliburton was within the ring with a microphone in his hand.

First, the All-NBA level guard launched his personal “reinforcements” that will assist him safe two of the model’s superstars for an upcoming sport. These reinforcements turned out to be a majority of his Pacers teammates sitting ringside, which prompted some boos provided that they’re among the many groups the Magic can be competing towards this 12 months. As any good heel does, Haliburton then took the chance to show the adverse power again on the group. Doing so within the hometown of an Jap Convention rival as effectively, Haliburton took the layup.

“I’d boo too if I have been an Orlando Magic fan,” Haliburton joked. “I get it, I get it.”

Haliburton and the Pacers are in Orlando for a player-run mini-camp, organized by Pascal Siakam at his residence as a approach to encourage the group and produce them nearer collectively throughout his first offseason as a Pacer.

After going out of his approach to seem at different WWE occasions, together with a dwell episode of “Smackdown” at Madison Sq. Backyard, the house of the Knicks that his Pacers eradicated in seven video games within the final playoffs, it is no shock that Halibutron discovered himself on the occasion. The Knicks and Magic now share a considerably uncommon trait, every having been the butt of a joke at a WWE occasion throughout the identical offseason…by one other NBA participant.

The Pacers’ playmaker’s playfulness should not add gasoline to the fireplace. That stated, the Magic and Pacers have met 4 occasions this season: twice in Orlando (10/28, 11/13) and twice in Indianapolis (11/6, 4/11/25).

We are going to then see if the Magic can pull off the coup de grace and have the final phrase towards the Pacers star and his reinforcements.

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