Rumors

The Indiana Pacers star recently appeared on the “Impaulsive” podcast and was asked about his nickname “The Haliban,” which is a play on the Afghan terrorist group the Taliban. The nickname was supposedly due to Haliburton terrorizing other teams on the courts with clutch shots throughout the playoffs. But the two-time All-Star called it “unfortunate” that his name was being associated with such a group. “It’s unfortunate,” Haliburton said of the nickname. “Obviously, the Taliban is a terrible group of people, and it’s unfortunate that on social media it’s become the thing. Obviously, I could never publicly acknowledge it or respond. People would come on my Twitch chat and spam that.”

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