Pacers' Haliburton warns doubters: 'I'm gonna be around for a long time'

Tyrese Haliburton took his game to new heights during the 2023-24 campaign, setting a franchise record for single-season assists while leading the Indiana Pacers to their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in a decade.

The guard still has plenty left to prove, though, and sent a message to his doubters in an interview with GQ's Andrew Greif.

"I'm gonna be around for a long time," Haliburton said, "and I have full faith in that. And I gotta prove that, of course, but I guess my biggest thing is, like: This is not a one-time thing, by any means."

Haliburton is also confident in the future success of the Pacers.

"All I keep seeing is, 'Who's going to win the East? Boston, Milwaukee, New York, or Philly?'" he said. "It's like, what are we doing (not being included)? But again, we're Indiana, people didn't even know, people didn't even watch us play until the playoffs. People didn't watch us play until the second round. But again, that respect comes with winning. So if we want to gain that respect, we just got to keep having success as a team. And it's coming."

In the meantime, Haliburton is representing Team USA at the Paris Games as it seeks its fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal.