Pacers’ tyrese haliburton has beef with jon hamm after actor inadvertently helps knicks

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NBAPacers’ Tyrese Haliburton has beef with Jon Hamm after actor inadvertently helps KnicksBy Howie KussoyPublishedMay 21, 2025, 9:36 p.m. ET


Tyrese Haliburton was mad, man.


After deflecting a pass from the Knicks’ OG Anunoby in the second quarter on Wednesday night, the Pacers’ star guard was unable to collect the loose ball, blaming “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm for


grabbing the ball before it was officially out of bounds.


Thibs so locked in he’s got Jon Hamm playing defense pic.twitter.com/DDdBIR1Ztb

— KNICKS BEAST (@KnicksBeast) May 22, 20254Tyrese Haliburton was not thrilled about the actor grabbing the


ball.4Jon Hamm was all smiles after the play.


Haliburton complained to the nearest official, as Hamm smiled with delight.


Hamm was one of the many A-list celebrities on hand for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at the Garden.

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Timothee Chalamet, Martha Stewart and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” stars Larry David and Susie Essman were among those along celebrity row, though none were as involved in the action as


Hamm.

4Actor Jon Hamm and Comedian Larry David speak as they sit on celebrity row during the first quarter. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post4Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers


looks on during the game against the New York Knicks during Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals on May 21, 2025 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. NBAE via Getty


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Haliburton led the way for the Pacers in the first half with a team-high 14 points with six assists and three rebounds.


He’s averaged 17.5 points and 9.3 assists in this postseason, the second straight in which the Pacers have reached the conference finals.


Indiana trailed by seven going into the third quarter.

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