A leaked video has given NBA fans a closer look at the tense back-and-forth between Tyrese Haliburton and Ryan Rollins during the Indiana Pacers’ preseason finale against the Milwaukee Bucks on October 15.
The scene turned volatile almost immediately, with the exchange breaking out in the first two minutes of a game that ended up being an overtime loss for the Pacers. After Haliburton was knocked to the floor on a hard foul, the trash talk escalated fast, and he was eventually hit with a technical foul.
According to a lip-reading breakdown from LegendZ on social media, Haliburton and Rollins traded words that only added fuel to the moment. The clip showed Haliburton repeatedly jawing after the foul, then asking officials for a review because he believed Rollins had intentionally pushed him.
Here’s an excerpt of what Haliburton and Rollins allegedly said to each other during the exchange:
“Yeah, you a b-h! You heard me,” Tyrese Haliburton said after Rollins pushed him to the floor.
“You ain’t tough,” Rollins allegedly responded.
“F-k out of here,” Haliburton said after he was assessed a technical foul. Haliburton then approached the officials to ask for a review because he felt Rollins intentionally pushed him.
“What’re you saying?” Tyrese Haliburton added when Rollins approached him moments after the incident.
“I ain’t do nothing,” Rollins seemingly said.
“You grabbed my jersey!” Haliburton exclaimed.
After the play continued and no wrongdoing was found on Rollins, Haliburton buried a three-pointer and appeared to keep the moment going with another jab.
“Can’t f-k with me,” he allegedly said.
The viral post spread quickly, and plenty of NBA fans didn’t love what they saw. Reactions poured in online, with many calling out Haliburton for what they viewed as unnecessary theatrics.
“Yeah, idk man, Hali needs to toughen up; this wasn’t that deep.”
“Fake toughness, you give liteskin a bad name.”
“Ahhhh, of course. Hali started the whole thing. Rollins shoulda shoved his punk a- into the 3rd row.”
“The way he hit the three right after and said all that is actually insane court etiquette.”
“This is so corny.”
Haliburton finished the night with 17 points, six assists, and three rebounds, going 7-for-14 from the field and 3-for-6 from deep in 20 minutes. Rollins posted eight points, five assists, and one rebound on 4-for-9 shooting in 16 minutes.
Neither player addressed the exchange after the game.
The Bucks came away with the 128-127 overtime win, though neither Haliburton nor Rollins played in overtime.
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