Three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year winner Lou Williams explains why he's not too surprised by Tyrese Haliburton not winning the ECF MVP.

In response to some of these discussions concerning their team's top two players, Indiana fans came ready after the Pacers celebrated their 2025 Eastern Conference title. When the Inside the NBA crew interviewed Haliburton and Siakam simultaneously, a fitting "underrated" chant broke out at the Pacers' arena:

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton hit what seemed like the potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, and brought down the mood at Madison Square Garden. Haliburton immediately reached ...

Tyrese Haliburton clearly views his Pacers teammates' accomplishments as his own as seen in the way he reacted to Pascal Siakam's ECF MVP win.

Draymond Green Makes Bold Steph Curry-Tyrese Haliburton Statement originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Tyrese Haliburton is the talk of the town right now. The two-time All-Star grabbed headlines after leading the Indiana Pacers to a 4-2 series win against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Tyrese Haliburton will most likely be this year's NBA Finals MVP. But they're not completely without challengers.

That is why he has been named the X-Factor for the Indiana Pacers' unprecedented dominance in the 2025 playoffs. But in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, when coach Rick Carlisle needed the two-time All-Star the most, he disappeared — something that ESPN's Jay Williams didn't take well.