Since last May 19 Haliburton and his Pacers will roll over Jalen Brunson’s Knicks at Madison Square Garden, Both stars had not seen each other until last night. Same stage but different scenery that surrounded him. The largest sports entertainment company in the world was coming to town and no one wanted to miss it. WWE and MSG have historically gone hand in hand, not only because of the celebration of the first WrestleMania not only in that venue but also because some of the most memorable fights in the history of professional wrestling have taken place there.
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Brunson and Haliburton, during the fight.
Jalen Brunson He was the first of the VIPs invited to the event that was presented, just before one of the most important fights of the evening, which would pit LA Knight, Santos Escobar and United States Champion Logan Paul against each other for a spot in the Money in the Bank event. which will be held next Saturday in Toronto (Canada). As always, in the front row and well dressed in his own shirt, being greeted with the shout of ‘MVP’ when he stood up to salute. However, the applause turned to thunderous boos when Logan Paul announced that in his corner he would have “a person who already knows what it is to conquer Madison Square Garden”; that was Tyrese Haliburton.
During the fight, both NBA stars kept their distance, one in his seat and the other in the opposite corner, always with intimidating looks, until the final stages in which Paul needed Haliburton’s help to carry out his tricks and take the fight. It was then that Brunson jumped over the fence to prevent him from doing so and, due to the referee’s distraction,to ensure that the champion did not get his way.
After the fight, Haliburton and Logan Paul returned to the ring to try to surprise LA Knightwinner of the fight, but this time Jalen the one who, chair in hand, climbed into the ring to prevent it and get both of them to fight in escape to the joy and happy ending of the crowd that packed MSG.
Background of the Haliburton-Brunson rivalry
And the fact is that they both wanted each other since the Pacers and the Knicks They will meet this same season in the Eastern Conference semifinals, chasing the NBA ring. So much Jalen and Tyrese were the leaders of their respective teams on the stat sheets. The first had a magnificent series averaging 29.7 points per game, 2.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists. For his part, Haliburton managed to average fewer points (21.3) but surpassed Brunson in rebounds and assists (4.3 and 7.0 respectively).
In a spectacular series that went until the seventh and final game, precisely at Madison Square Garden, Haliburton beat him on his own home turf, as Logan Paul saidscoring 26 points for a total of 21 in the final and decisive match; by only 17 points for a -9 rating for Burton.
WWE knows how to combine these types of situations like no one else, in which the local hero takes revenge for the affront suffered at home by one of his biggest rivals. Once again, the cinematographic machine was put into operation, this time, to achieve the happy ending that Knicks fans would have liked.
2024-06-29 11:26:53
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