Tyrese Haliburton dunks on Ben Stiller after Pacers clinch NBA Finals berth with win over Knicks

Tyrese Haliburton got the last laugh on Saturday night as he fired back at New York Knicks fan Ben Stiller on social media following Indiana s Eastern Conference Finals triumph Haliburton had points assists and three steals as the Pacers won Battle - Pascal Siakam led Indiana with points and Obi Toppin had points off the bench CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMHaliburton and his other Pacers teammates entered the Gainbridge Fieldhouse wearing all black alluding to having a funeral for the Knicks and the series He carried a black duffel bag with him as he walked through the arena s corridor Stiller had selected words on X Good thing he brought his duffel for the flight to NY he wrote After the battle Haliburton fired back Nah was to pack y all up Haliburton wrote It will be the first time the Pacers will compete in the NBA Finals since when the Reggie Miller and Rik Smits-led club ran into the Los Angeles Lakers The franchise has never won an NBA championship but had three American Basketball Association titles before the merger NBA CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS THUNDER FAVORED IN TILT WITH PACERSPacers head coach Rick Carlisle knows there s still a major challenge ahead This is no time to be popping champagne he noted When you get to this point of the season it's two teams and it's one goal So it becomes an all or nothing thing and we understand the magnitude of it The Pacers will meet the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Finals starting on Thursday The Thunder were the best association in the NBA all season long Oklahoma City defeated Indiana in both matchups during the regular season The Associated Press contributed to this review Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter