WATCH: Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton Serves As Grand Marshal, Gives Driver Command Before IndyCar Grand Prix

Tyrese Haliburton is the new face of the Pacers, a member of the team for just three months. His mom joined him at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday as he served as he kissed the bricks and rode in a two-seater.

It was an Indiana Pacers who started the GMR Grand Prix Saturday afternoon at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Guard Tyrese Haliburton rode in a two-seater IndyCar steered by motorsports legend Mario Andretti around the 14-turn road course at IMS.

Before getting in a car, Haliburton toured Garage Alley and visited with 2021 IndyCar Champion Alex Palou.

Next up: a chat with the legend @MarioAndretti ahead of their two-seater ride to lead the field the green for the #INDYGP! @TyHaliburton22 mom is along for the journey today, too. pic.twitter.com/YnceXOLEMw

— Taylor Tannebaum (@TaylorTannebaum) May 14, 2022

Then prior to crawling inside the two-seater, Haliburton and Andretti kissed the Yard of Bricks, a tradition at IMS.

Just before the green flag, Haliburton gave the command for drivers to start their engines from the back of his two-seater.

In addition to getting that special opportunity in an IndyCar — a first for him — he served as grand marshal for the race that was ultimately won by Colton Herta despite a downpour of rain making for an exciting yet dangerous finish.

Indiana @Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton gave the command to start engines, and got to kiss the bricks at @IMS with racing legend @MarioAndretti! #NBA pic.twitter.com/LF9cw6sK6J

— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) May 14, 2022

The next big thing for the Pacers is the draft lottery on Tuesday. That is then when the Pacers (and the other lottery teams) will learn the order of the top 14 picks in the NBA Draft, which is set for June 23rd in Brooklyn.

This will be the team's first time selecting inside the top 10 since 1989, when they took George McCloud with the seventh overall pick. It will all go down at 8:00 p.m. ET in Chicago.

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