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Fans were all making the same joke about Ryan Clark after Tyrese Haliburton’s otherworldly performance against the New York Knicks.
The Indiana Pacers star helped his team steal Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night after the home team appeared to lock it up.
The Knicks went on a late 16-1 run to take a 17-point lead over Indiana, but Haliburton and teammate Aaron Nesmith rallied back to send the game to overtime, erasing a nine-point deficit with just over 50 seconds left.
TYRESE HALIBURTON BUZZER BEATER FORCES OT 🤯🤯🤯
AND HE DID THE CHOKE SIGN TO THE KNICKS!!! pic.twitter.com/0jufr6naNl
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 22, 2025
Haliburton hit a game-tying buzzer-beater he thought had won the game, trolling the opposition with a choke gesture before learning his three-pointer was actually a long two, as he had a foot on the line. Still, the Pacers won it in overtime 138-135 to steal a 1-0 advantage.
The Indiana star went viral for other reasons after the win, with social media pointing out that he’s with a white woman as they trolled ESPN’s Ryan Clark.
“Ryan Clark is not happy with Tyrese Halliburton 😉😂❄️❄️🐰,” someone joked.
Ryan Clark is not happy with Tyrese Halliburton 😉😂❄️❄️🐰
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) May 22, 2025
“Tyrese Haliburton, who is married to a white woman, just led the Pacers to an epic comeback in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Tough night for Knicks fans & Ryan Clark😉,” another quipped.
Tyrese Haliburton, who is married to a white woman, just led the Pacers to an epic comeback in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Tough night for Knicks fans & Ryan Clark 😉 pic.twitter.com/QyhqQaEboz
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) May 22, 2025
“Tyrese Haliburton just hugged his blonde, white girlfriend on the court in joyous post-game for Pacers. Gonna go off on him, too, Ryan Clark?” a user asked.
Tyrese Haliburton just hugged his blonde, white girlfriend on the court in joyous post-game for Pacers. Gonna go off on him, too, Ryan Clark?
— Ed Bark (@unclebarkycom) May 22, 2025
“Wait until Ryan Clark finds out who Tyrese Haliburton’s girlfriend is,” someone else wrote.
Wait until Ryan Clark finds out who Tyrese Haliburton’s girlfriend is https://t.co/M5gKEkVtSr
— Kyle Broughton (@KyleBroughton4) May 22, 2025
Clark is, of course, in a feud with Robert Griffin III after lashing out at him for marrying a white woman.
Haliburton, meanwhile, is not married but has been in a serious relationship with Jade Jones since 2019.
He has since admitted that he had no idea his shot was a two; otherwise, he wouldn’t have performed the choke gesture.
“If I had known it was a two, I wouldn’t have done it,” he confessed after the game.
Despite the ball bouncing several feet...
