{"id":62828,"date":"2025-06-10T03:32:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T02:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=62828"},"modified":"2025-06-10T03:32:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T02:32:55","slug":"stephen-a-smith-makes-bold-tyrese-haliburton-statement-after-pacers-game-2-loss-in-nba-finals-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/stephen-a-smith-makes-bold-tyrese-haliburton-statement-after-pacers-game-2-loss-in-nba-finals-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith Makes Bold Tyrese Haliburton Statement After Pacers\u2019 Game 2 Loss in NBA Finals 2025\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith came up with a few bold remarks for the Indiana Pacers&rsquo; point guard, Tyrese Haliburton after their Game 2 loss in the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA<\/a> Finals 2025. After securing a last-second comeback victory in the series opener, Indiana couldn&rsquo;t keep its momentum and suffered a heavy 123-107 fall against Oklahoma City Thunder in the second game. Haliburton, who has attained a legendary status with his stellar performance in the postseason, could add only 17 points.&nbsp;<\/p><p>In fact, he had only five points by the end of the third quarter, putting his superstar status in question. After the game, Smith talked about the 25-year-old&rsquo;s performance and simply didn&rsquo;t hold himself back. <em>&ldquo;When You mention somebody on that (superstar) level, it got to be bonafide. It can&rsquo;t be a question mark or whatever,&rdquo; <\/em>said Smith on First Take.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenasmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@stephenasmith<\/a> calls out Tyrese Haliburton after the Pacers' Game 2 loss.<br><br>\"Last night was emblematic of the criticism that he's received, because in losses, and in games they've struggled, that's what he's looked like. Where you at? &hellip; With him, it happens too often.\" <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IcQg46YO4q\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/IcQg46YO4q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; First Take (@FirstTake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirstTake\/status\/1932091509546848737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 9, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>He went on to add that while the Pacers&rsquo; star has the potential to be a superstar, his performance in Game 2 puts everything in question. Smith added, &ldquo;<em>Haliburton has that potential. But in the end, last night was emblematic of the criticism that he&rsquo;s received because in losses and in games they&rsquo;ve struggled. That&rsquo;s what he looked like. Where you at? Where&rsquo;s the jump shot? Where&rsquo;s getting to the hole? Where&rsquo;s the pull up jump shot? Where&rsquo;s finishing up at the basket? Where&rsquo;s pushing the ball in the open court? Where&rsquo;s being in attack mode? Where&rsquo;s that level of aggression?&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stephen A. Smith Is Not Convinced To Call Tyrese Haliburton a Superstar<\/h2><p>The veteran commentator and sports journalist is hesitant in calling Tyrese Haliburton a superstar. He said that Haliburton&rsquo;s performance in clutch moments is very well visible, but one needs to look at the entire duration of 48 minutes. He said, <em>&ldquo;We know what he&rsquo;s doing in clutch moments, I&rsquo;m saying to you all I watch the entire 48 minutes.&rdquo;<\/em> Smith went on to say that when he judges someone as a superstar, he thinks about the load that the player is carrying.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The 57-year-old opined, <em>&ldquo;When I judge and I think about a superstar, I&rsquo;m thinking about the number one option on a night in, night out basis that&rsquo;s having to carry a certain load that others don&rsquo;t normally carry. You think about {Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Stephen Curry}, the obligations that fall on their shoulders and the night-in, night-out level of production they exhibit comes into play.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenasmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@stephenasmith<\/a> still isn't convinced Tyrese Haliburton is a \"superstar.\" <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rs27O03113\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/Rs27O03113<\/a><\/p>&mdash; First Take (@FirstTake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirstTake\/status\/1931000849511207240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Smith added that there is no denying that Haliburton is a rising player, and can be trusted in the clutch moments. However, according to the NBA analyst, one thinks differently when they think of a superstar. He concluded by saying, <em>&ldquo;The brother&rsquo;s a young rising star, and you know that when it&rsquo;s clutch time, you could put the ball in his hands and say &lsquo;yo, brother take us there&rsquo; and he&rsquo;ll find a way&hellip; It&rsquo;s just when you think of a superstar, you just think a little bit differently.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>Notably, in both games of the NBA Finals series, the two-time NBA All-Star has struggled for the first half. However, while he came up with a remarkable performance during the final seconds of Game 1, the Iowa alum failed to make a mark in Game 2, ultimately leading to the Pacers&rsquo; loss.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen A. 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