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But perhaps the strangest twist came while he was celebrating his decisive layup with 1.3 seconds left in overtime to eliminate Milwaukee. While Haliburton jumped on the scorer’s table,Though Haliburton acknowledged his father did the wrong thing and the elder Haliburton apologized on social media for his overexuberance, he was still banned from attending all Pacers games — home and away — indefinitely.

During those eight games, John Haliburton generated his own celebrity at local watering holes. He savored the 4-1 series victory over top-seeded Cleveland and two more wins at New York as the Pacers took the lead in the finals conference before his reappearance Tuesday — in a suite at the top of the lower bowl, located behind the basket closest to the Pacers bench.“My dad is just fine. He lives just fine, he’s watching the game in a beautiful home or he finds his way into a sports bar with a bunch of Pacers fans,” Haliburton said, drawing laughter. “There was a lot of commentary around him, especially right after, which I think some was warranted and some went a little too far, but I think that’s just sports and that’s just talking heads. What can you do? But I don’t think there was any emotion to it.”said after Monday’s practice he thought it was important fathers watch their sons in person — especially in a conference final. Coach Rick Carlisle echoed those sentiments before Tuesday’s game.

“Glad he’s back,” Carlisle said. “You know a father should be able to watch his son play basketball, so we welcome him back.”Apparently, the Pacers and league officials felt the same way, even though the younger Haliburton never complained publicly about the punishment.

Instead, Tyrese Haliburton said he understood the decision while explaining his father’s excitement was more about being proud rather than any malicious intent. And on Tuesday night, he produced the kind of game that his father will never forget.

“Obviously, my dad being here is special,” Haliburton said. “But growing up, he was working a lot on weekends so he didn’t come to a lot of my games and when he did come to my games, I wanted to play well. So, of course, I wanted to play well.”Associated Press writers Hanna Arhirova and Illia Novikov in Kyiv, Ukraine, and Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, contributed to this report.

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