Tyrese Haliburton denounces racism suffered by brother in Milwaukee

In an interview after the victory of Indiana Pacers over the Milwaukee Bucks this past Tuesday, the 23rd, the point guard of the Indianapolis franchise, Tyrese Haliburtonrevealed that his younger brother was the target of racist insults from a fan of the Wisconsin team during game 1 of the series, which took place last Sunday, 1.

“My little brother, in the stands the other day, was called the 'N-word' (Haliburton uses the 'N-word', which is a racial slur in the US). It was important for us, as a family, to talk about this. (…) because that doesn’t sit well with anyone in our family. It was important to have my family here at this time and my brother knew how to deal with the situation in the right way.”revealed the player.

Heard that Tyrese Haliburton's brother was called a racist remark in Fiserv. That is disgusting and should have no place in Milwaukee or any arena, and should be met with a ban from the arena for life as far as I'm concerned. Don't tolerate scum.

— Ti Windisch (@TiWindisch) April 24, 2024

Neither the Bucks nor the NBA have commented so far. Haliburton was born and raised in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a city near Milwaukee, and was playing in his first playoff game in his home state. The series is now tied at 1-1 and Game 3, which begins the doubleheader in Indianapolis, takes place this coming Friday, the 26th.