[Charania] Pops freed: Tyrese Haliburton’s father, John, will be allowed to attend Pacers home games in a suite beginning with Tuesday’s pivotal Game 4 against the Knicks, sources tell ESPN. John Haliburton missed eight games following a confrontation with Giannis Antetokounmpo on April 29.

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1. POPS FREE

2. Mans was really in timeout

3. Hali can thank Chuck for this

4. #Haliban is now fully staffed

5. It’s going to be hilarious if they don’t win with his dad freed.

6. Pacers blew a 20 point lead and now they have to bring in the big guns to rally the squad

7. “Pops freed” LOL

8. I thought he got permabanned

9. We out here reporting suspended fathers now 😭😭😭

10. u/MrBuckBuck Pops

    🤝

    Getting freed when it matters the most

11. He’s gonna piss off Spike Lee from the press box, isn’t he?

12. They should have him up in the suite strapped to a gurney like Hannibal Lector

13. That’s nice. Just keep him off the floor.

14. It’s honestly fine for him to be in a suite but he’s proven he can’t handle being courtside

15. BAH GWAD, THAT’S JOHN HALIBURTON’S MUSIC!

16. POPS FREE

17. He gonna fight Thibs

18. Oh game 4 is going to be one big meme

19. “Missed eight games” like he a vital piece on the team

20. Craziest free agent signing ever for a game 4 ecf game

21. So we reward people if they put another social pressure to rescind the consequence of their bad decisions? I suppose of it was done for a woman who called a kid the n-word, we can follow the same idea for someone confronting an NBA player on the court.

22. lmao dude needs to be kept away from the fans in an enclosed space. I know it’s a suite and everything but it still makes me laugh.

23. Apple not far from tree

24. “Pops freed” is a wild way to put it. Like he didn’t bring his situation upon himself lol.

25. Doesnt anyone else think the free pops campaign is just even more embarrassing? Like you got put in a timeout from watching sports… Sigh. Maybe im too much of a normie to understand the irrational confidence of an almost went pro american dad

26. Adam silver is the softest commissioner in all of sports. Dude had no backbone.

27. Why does the last sentence of this headline read like his dad is finally suiting up for the next game coming off an injury 😭

    > John Halliburton missed eight games following a confrontation with Giannis Antetokounmpo on April 29th.

28. Ok so now any fan who confronts a player on the court after the game gets an 8 game ban. Precedent has just been set.

29. HALILUJAH 🤯

30. If this was any other fan he’d be banned for life. You can’t have anyone coming on the floor to confront a player, regardless who the fan’s son might be.

31. KAT×Pops confrontation if Knicks win game #3 😁

32. Gonna be honest he should’ve been banned for the entire run. Just terrible behavior in that Bucks game.

33. John Haliburton – DNP – League’s Decision

34. The apple don’t fall far from the tree

35. Incredible. All that stuff Hali spewed postgame about taking responsibility was bullshit. If this was anyone else besides a player’s parent they’re getting banned for life from all NBA games

36. Gonna roll his ass in like Hannibal Lecter.

37. Getting into altercations with players should be a lifetime ban.