Tyrese Haliburton and the No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers began their second-round NBA playoff series against the No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers with Game 1 on Sunday evening.
Haliburton and the Pacers reached this point in the postseason after a notching a 4-1 series win over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the No. 5 seed Milwaukee Bucks in Round 1. The two-time All-Star point guard averaged 17.6 points and 11.6 assists per game in the series — including a series-sealing game winner in Game 5.
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Before Game 1 of the Pacers’ second-round series against the Cavaliers, Haliburton shared a personal announcement on social media.
The 25-year-old point guard is launching a new YouTube channel. His first video is a series recap of the Pacers’ first-round win over the Bucks.
“New YouTube. Subscribe to the kid,” Haliburton wrote on his Instagram story.
Haliburton already has 1.24 thousand subscribers on the video-sharing application. His first video has 7.73 thousand views and 138 comments so far.
“An exclusive look into the 2025 NBA Playoffs Round 1 (Pacers vs Bucks) from the POV of Indiana Pacers All-Star Point Guard Tyrese Haliburton,” the video’s description reads. “Exclusive interview with Tyrese on his mindset heading into the Playoffs and during the series against the Bucks.”
Haliburton was recently voted the league’s most overrated player, in a poll conducted by The Athletic. Since then, he’s put together some impressive playoff performances en route to the Pacers’ second-round series against Cleveland.
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“He’s a talented player. Since the All-Star break, he’s been averaging like 20 [points] and 12 [assists],” Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell said. “… We don’t look at it that way. He’s a threat, and we’ve got to make sure we try to find ways to neutralize one of the biggest threats on their team.”
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots while Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) defends in the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.© Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images
Haliburton and the Pacers lead the Cavaliers 64-58 at the halftime break in Game 1. The Indianapolis point guard recorded nine points and six assists in the first two quarters at Rocket Arena.
