Tyrese Haliburton defends himself from promoting himself for the All-Star Game

” Mister fake All-Star contender. ” Thereby Tyrese Haliburton was it designated, with this complex formula, by Wally Szczerbiak a few days ago. The latter, a consultant for New York television, had described the leader of the Pacers as well when summarizing the trip of the Knicks to Indiana.

A match, won by the New Yorkers, during which the best passer in the league had not particularly shone (15 points and 10 assists at 5/16 on shots). It was obviously enough to convince the former NBA player (1999-2009) that the conductor of the Pacers does not deserve to be at the next All-Star game.

Where Julius Randle or Jalen Brunson, whose formation has only two more victories than the Pacers, would have better arguments to obtain their star. A bit chauvinistic the Knicks consultant? In any case, his statements caused a lot of reaction.

” My phone hasn’t stopped ringing for the past two days because people text me (the sequence). Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on basketball. I’m a basketball historian, I feel like I know a lot about the sport. I know Wally Szczerbiak’s name, I couldn’t tell you where he played, I couldn’t tell you what he did as a player », reacts the young leaderspeaking of Kevin Garnett’s former Wolves teammate, who himself earned an All-Star selection, the only one, in 2002.

” No disrespect to those who came before me, I don’t know… He had a lot to say about me. I first really wondered who he is and why he talks like that? But it happens “, puts the former Kings player into perspective.

The latter, author of 33 points against the Celtics tonight, is a natural candidate for the next edition of the All-Star game, which would be his first selection. Best passer in the NBA, he is statistically brilliant – 20 points, nearly 11 assists and 4 rebounds on average – and his team has a surprisingly balanced record.

“ He insisted on this point several times. I don’t know if I ever said, like, ‘I want to be an All-Star this year, please vote for me.’ I don’t think I did “, Haliburton continues, being mistaken because it is precisely what he had declared last summer, without obviously calling to vote for him.

The Pacers player reckons Szczerbiak must have gotten excited at the time with the Knicks’ win. As well, “ he does what he can to get attention, it’s the media. We play against the Knicks in two weeks, I will continue to worry about my current production. The appointment at Madison Square Garden is set for January 11. Wally Szczerbiak has since apologized…by continuing to support the candidacy of the Randle – Brunson pair.