Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton Shares His Perspective of Sports Betting Wave: ‘I’m a Prop’

Haliburton was candid on how social media has looked amid the increased popularity of sports betting.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton has been one of the NBA’s fastest-rising stars through the 2023-24 NBA season, and much of last year as well. The newfound attention certainly has driven league-wide interest in the 24-year-old.

On Tuesday, Haliburton spoke about that, and specifically his decision to speak to a sports psychologist. During the comments, he highlighted the fact that sports betting has become a consistent topic on his social media threads, and also how he’s viewed in the eyes of many fans.

“To half the world, I’m just helping them make money on DraftKings or whatever. I’m a prop,” Haliburton said, per The Athletic’s James Boyd.

“I think all that stuff, it can be funny sometimes when someone is like ‘I lost a thousand dollars now.’ I don’t give a f---.”

I also asked #Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton specifically about speaking to a sports psychologist, and he noted in his response how sports betting has consumed a lot of his social media.

“To half the world, I’m just helping them make money on DraftKings or whatever. I’m a prop.“ pic.twitter.com/6f2a0vEuiK

— James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) March 20, 2024

Haliburton has been exceptional in his fourth NBA season and third with Indiana, averaging 20.4 points and 11.3 assists per game while shooting 47.6 percent from the field. He’s made back-to-back NBA All-Star games and leads the league in assists through the Pacers’ first 69 games of the 2023-24 season.