"On Saturday, the injured Indiana Pacers star sat on his team's bench during a preseason game against the Oklahoma City Thunder wearing a Chicago Cubs jersey. It just so happened that the Cubs were playing the Brewers that day in Game 5 of their National League Division Series. Two days later, Haliburton arrived at the Pacers' preseason game against the San Antonio Spurs rocking a Dodgers jersey (reportedly that of L.A. superstar Shohei Ohtani)."
"After that, Haliburton said, he became a 'free agent' as a baseball fan. Haliburton must have been thrilled with the result of Game 1 of the NLCS, a 2-1 Dodgers win, but he might want to track down jerseys for the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays just in case - the Brewers are still just four wins away from facing one of those teams in the World Series."
Tyrese Haliburton wore Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers jerseys while sitting on the Indiana Pacers bench during preseason games that coincided with Brewers postseason matchups. Haliburton grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, less than two hours from Milwaukee. Haliburton says he was scheduled to throw out a ceremonial first pitch last summer but the Brewers removed the appearance after the Pacers eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 playoffs. After the cancelation, he declared he was no longer a Brewers fan and labeled himself a "free agent" as a baseball supporter.
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