Returning to Sacramento for the first time since moving to Indianapolis in exchange for Domantas Sabonis, Tyrese Haliburton and Buddy Hield received a very different reception from their former fans.
If the leader was thus acclaimed, the rear received a majority of whistles and boos…
” I do not care “, reacted the Bahamian after the match. “I’m going to sleep very well. I earn a lot of money… The reaction of the fans is their opinion. My opinion is the Indiana Pacers. How do we rebound the next game against Utah? We win games, we lose games. It would have been great to win that game, but it wouldn’t have made the headlines. But I’m not interested in that, in the reactions of the fans. I can be a(?) and give you all the smart answers I want. At the end of the day, it’s just basketball’s business. »
Before the match, Tyrese Haliburton admitted to him that this match had to be something special, and that his destiny would always be linked, but also compared, to that of the Kings, and to this association with De’Aaron Fox in which its leaders did not believe. not, but which could have worked according to him, with time.
After the match, concluded with a big victory for Sacramento (137-114) and a disappointing performance from the leader (9 points at 4/13, 10 assists, but a +/- of -24), he admitted to having been disturbed by the opposing defense.
“I think it started with Davion (Mitchell) in the first half” he confessed. “He defended on me in college and now. He did a good job and they built on that from there until the second half. I lost really silly balls, missed shots and they capitalized on that. Kudos to them. »
Symbol of his bad evening, Tyrese Haliburton even took a technical foul. Physically jostled by the Kings, he complained a little too loudly to the referees.
“I think I should have gone more to the throw line. I don’t even know if I went there… No free throws (he verifies). My technical foul is because the referee said I approached him shouting too loud. I didn’t insult him, I didn’t say anything special to him. But I guess I have to do better at this level. »
