Tyrese Haliburton He danced. He won’t pay a fine.
Haliburton, the Indiana Guard who expected to be fined for his dance celebration after the victory of the Pacers a Cleveland Tuesday evening in the semifinals of the Eastern Conference, they received only a warning from the League office, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity on Thursday because the decision had not been publicly revealed.
“I was waiting for.” It was right at the moment. It was just at the moment. Yes, friend, I was waiting for him. I will take it well, willingly. “
It will instead be just a warning.
Haliburton fully expected a fine because the celebrations similar to the one he used – which was believed to have been brought for the first time in the championship by Sam Cassell a long time ago – designed these sanctions from the NBA in the past. Lebron James, Eddie House, Julius Randle, Fred Vanvleet And others were previously fined for what the League described as an “obscene gesture”.
The 3-pointer of Haliburton with 1.1 seconds left closed a 20-point Indiana event at the bottom and gave Pacer a 120-119 Vittoria. The Pacers now guide the series against the Cavaliers with the highest 2-0 seed, with the 3 and 4 games in Indianapolis on Friday and Sunday.