Tyrese Haliburton Sends 2-Word Shout Out Celebrating Iowa State’s Historic Crushing of #1 Purdue

Tyrese Haliburton and his fiancée, Jade Jones, were in attendance at the Iowa State vs Purdue game on Saturday. Haliburton was witness to a historic moment, as he watched his alma mater pound the No. 1 team by 81-58.

The Indiana Pacers star made multiple posts on his Instagram to celebrate the Cyclones' victory. On his Instagram Story, he reposted an IG post alluding to the win and reacted with a series of fire emojis.

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In his subsequent IG Story, Haliburton reposted a post from ESPN that also featured a picture of him and his fiancée celebrating a 3-pointer from Iowa State.

"Roll Clones," he wrote in the caption.

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According to ESPN, Purdue's 23-point loss to the No. 10 Iowa State was the largest nonconference home loss by a No. 1 team. This was also the biggest home court loss by a No.1 team.

Tyrese Haliburton played two years for Iowa State. He played his first season with the Cyclones in 2018-19, but had an average season, averaging just 6.8 points. However, he showed great touch in scoring, especially from the 3-point line. In his second season, Haliburton showed that he was NBA-ready and averaged 15.2 points in 22 games as a starter.

Haliburton's fiancée is also an Iowa State alumna. While Haliburton was a member of the Cyclones, Jade Jones was one of the cheerleaders of the Cyclones. Haliburton and Jones started dating in college. He proposed to her at the Cyclones' arena, Hilton Coliseum.

Tyrese Haliburton gives a rocking update on recovery

After 23 games, it isn't a secret anymore that the Indiana Pacers are dearly missing Tyrese Haliburton. After reaching the NBA Finals last season, the Pacers sit at No. 14 in the Eastern Conference, while Haliburton is recovering from his Achilles injury.

However, on Nov. 23, Haliburton gave a big update on his recovery. The Pacers star posted a video of himself dunking the ball as his injured teammate, Obi Toppin, looked on.

During the same time, Haliburton also revealed that his recovery was going well and might even be ahead in the projected recovery timeline.

Haliburton tore his Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the OKC Thunder. He has already been ruled out of the 2025-26 season, which means that the Pacers would have to ride it out without their star player.

There would be much excitement when Tyrse Haliburton returns next season. The Pacers would expect another deep playoff run next year.