MANILA, Philippines -- Tyrese Haliburton recites this night on the 2023-24 NBA's upcoming schedule from memory instantly.
Jan. 30, 2024. Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
"It's also my girl's birthday, that's why I know it," he said. "But, yeah, that's the night."
That game is special to the Indiana Pacers star, outside of the birthday, because for the first time in his young career he will get to play on TNT, following Inside the NBA's pregame show, and enjoy the primetime attention that comes with it.
"What! You've never played on TNT before?