NBA – Provoked in the middle of a match, Damian Lillard’s very salty response: “You can’t… 

The Bucks were eliminated from the NBA tournament this Thursday evening, the fault of a great Tyrese Haliburton on the Pacers side.

The leader continues to crush the competition, even if his gesture did not please Damian Lillard. A little bitter?

A real surprise in the Eastern Conference, the Pacers will have the opportunity to win $500,000 against the Lakers this weekend.

The franchise defeated the Bucks this Thursday evening with a success with a score of 128-119.

We didn’t expect this team to make the final, but Tyrese Haliburton decided to send a message to the competition: Indiana is not here to joke around this season.

Tyrese Haliburton’s viral celebration

The leader also hit very hard in this meeting. He finished with 27 points, 15 assists, 7 rebounds and 0 turnovers to boot.

Haliburton wants to win this tournament and bring stars back to the Pacers side according to Adrian Wojnarowski. We can say that it shows. But in addition to this great performance, Tyrese mimed Damian Lillard’s celebration, which caused debate.

Tyrese Haliburton DAGGER and he hit the Dame Time celebration 🔥

(via @TomerAzarly) pic.twitter.com/uCxqqpLzsE

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 8, 2023

Resume the celebration of another player in front of him? It’s daring on the part of the leader, but he didn’t hesitate to release the famous “Dame Time”.

In any case, we can say that it is well deserved for the Pacers, who are having a great tournament so far. They will now have to beat the Lakers to complete this incredible run… but LeBron James’ teammates remain the favorites.

We will still note that Lillard did not appreciate Haliburton’s celebration. This is what he explained at the press conference:

Damian Lillard: “Considering how many times I’ve done this against other players, I can’t really be mad. I also think it’s a sign of respect given my career.

It didn’t bother me, but I also know that when you do something like that you have to be careful and be humble. I respect, but things can change very quickly. But everything is fine, we shook hands after the match.

Damian Lillard didn’t like Tyrese Haliburton’s celebration against him, even if he recognizes that the leader deserved this moment. The Pacers player certainly has no regrets, although the reunion between Pacers and Bucks could be tense.