Although Tyrese Haliburton is able to get the NBA preseason rolling, the Indiana Pacers guard not on time his commute to Memphis so he may just attend WWE Fastlane. He will nonetheless take part in Sunday evening’s sport in opposition to the Grizzlies.
As his social media posts have made transparent, Haliburton is a large WWE fan and did not want to miss this event that includes John Cena, which happened on Saturday. According to Pacers trainer Rick Carlisle, Haliburton requested for permission to make his personal go back and forth preparations neatly prematurely.
“He talked with me about this around six weeks ago,” Carlisle stated after Saturday’s apply. “… I’m very curious to see what they have in store for him. As long as they don’t put him in the sleeper hold, that’ll be good. I’m sure whatever it is it will be entertaining.”
Haliburton had a entrance row seat, however he additionally were given to do some bit extra than simply watch the motion. The 2023 NBA All-Star additionally made up our minds to sit down in throughout press meetings or even requested a question — which confirmed how carefully he will pay consideration to WWE.
This used to be some distance from Haliburton’s first match. He used to be additionally at the WWE Smackdown at Gainbridge Fieldhouse remaining November.
When explaining the place this interest comes from, Haliburton stated he loves WWE thank you to an outdated circle of relatives custom.
“My uncle Gary, he’s deceased now, but when I was a kid he used to come to my house and we’d always watch it together,” Haliburton told reporters before the event. “Every time I think about it, I think of my uncle Gary. He knew my mom would pay for the pay-per-views if I cried hard enough for it. It’s just a memory I have with him. And my dad always took me whenever they came to Wisconsin. Every WWE event I always take my dad, so I’m looking forward to tonight.”
Haliburton and the remainder of the Pacers are taking at the Grizzlies on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.