NBA players might be magicians on the hardwood—but even they can’t out-dribble Mother Nature. As the Indiana Pacers prepared for the NBA Finals clash with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Tyrese Haliburton and Co. found themselves grounded—literally. Severe weather threw a wrench into their travel plans, forcing the team to pivot. And that wasn’t the only storm they had to weather this week. A botched giveaway left fans frustrated and the franchise issuing a very public apology. But let’s start with the travel drama.
It’s been a long, 25-year wait for the Pacers. But sadly, their wait was extended a little more. On Tuesday, severe weather and tornado warnings forced the Pacers to change their travel plans. Their charter flight to Oklahoma City was diverted to Tulsa because of the extreme weather. And after refueling at Tulsa, the plane had to take a longer route just to avoid yet another storm. The delay because of all this? 3.5 hours from when the team was scheduled to land. And Tyrese Haliburton had some thoughts.
“I slept the whole plane ride, which I don’t normally do. And we landed, and I was ready to get up, and they said we were in Tulsa. We sat there for another like hour then we took off again and felt like we were in the air again for another like hour and a half….So it’s like a five-hour travel day, we might as well just travel to Portland or something. Well, yeah, and it was a long travel day. But what can you do? Can’t none of us can control the weather. There’s worse problems in life,” said Tyrese Haliburton.
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