What a 12 months for Tyrese Haliburton! Not solely is he main the Pacers’ cost into their second consecutive convention finals look, but in addition has been incomes a variety of respect from outdoors the basketball courts. The star was in a position to share some thrilling information to begin off the week.
The Indiana guard, who has opened up earlier than about being a wrestling fan, will seem as a playable character within the WWE2K25 online game, as a part of the Dunks and Destruction Package deal. The 25-year-old has already made a few cameos all through the Monday Evening RAW reveals.
“I’m actually excited. Clearly, I bought the chance to return and be within the Backyard and expertise that and be within the ring just a little bit,” Tyrese shared in a latest dwell interview. “So, I’m enthusiastic about being a playable character within the sport and, yeah, it’s going to be tremendous cool.”
BREAKING: Tyrese Haliburton is coming to WWE 2K25 later this 12 months!
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Haliburton has been by means of fairly the problem these playoffs, after being chosen by his friends as essentially the most overrated participant within the NBA. After listening to the Cavs’ crowd chant ‘overrated’ all through the semifinal sequence, he responded again with highly effective performances.
The guard additionally had no downside with being taunted by the viewers. “That one was surprising. I didn’t know we had beef. I feel now that that label is there, it’s going to be that each time we play anyone on the highway. It’ll in all probability observe me till the following ballot comes out. Overrate that,” he expressed postgame.
Tyrese then praised his workforce’s unwillingness to lose. “We simply have a resilient group, man,” he mentioned after eliminating Cleveland. “We simply determine methods to win. We don’t hand over. We’re battle-tested as a bunch. We’ve mainly been collectively for about two years now and that continuity has been actually good for us.”
His coach, however, directed his admiration for his primary star. “You don’t see this fairly often, not to mention twice in a single week,” Rick Carlisle mentioned, as Haliburton led an 8-0 run within the ultimate 50 seconds of Sport 2. “Tyrese, he got here by means of once more. We’re very lucky.”
