Pacers Honor Harassed Fan at Eastern Finals

Hans Perez, a lifelong Indiana Pacers fan and New York firefighter, went viral after being heckled and pelted with garbage by New York Knicks fans for wearing a Tyrese Haliburton jersey near Madison Square Garden. In response, Haliburton and the Pacers organization invited Perez and a guest to attend Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Indianapolis, covering all expenses. Perez shared his experience on The Pat McAfee Show, where Haliburton surprised him with the invitation and expressed his excitement to meet Perez personally. The Pacers will honor Perez during Game 4, turning the negative incident into a positive and widely praised moment. The series, a rematch of last year's playoffs, begins in New York before shifting to Indiana for Games 3 and 4. Both teams are competing for their first NBA Finals appearance in decades.