At least one person thinks it's about time that John Haliburton, the father ofIndiana PacersguardTyrese Haliburton, starts attending games again. The Pacers' front office made the decision tonot let the elder Hailburton attend home and road gamesfor the foreseeable future after he ran onto the court andconfronted Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpofollowing their first-round clinching victory. On "Inside the NBA" afterIndiana's Game 1 overtime victoryover theNew York Knicksin the Eastern Conference finals, analyst Charles Barkley implored NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to intervene in the situation andlet Haliburton attend the next playoff gamesin Indiana, even though the NBA wasn't the one issuing the discipline. Games 3 and 4 are scheduled for Sunday and Tuesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. "It's time to let Mr. Haliburton back in the building," Barkley said. "Adam, I'm asking you, hey, my man paid his dues. He did something really, really stupid, but he's been punished." Chuck asks Commissioner Silver to let Tyrese Haliburton's dad attend games 3 & 4 in Indy 🙏pic.twitter.com/VmRWOng87V — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT)May 22, 2025 John Haliburton apologizedfor his actions, saying he wouldn't make that mistake again. "He's been punished enough," said the agreeing Barkley. "He will never do something that stupid again." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Charles Barkley: Let Tyrese Haliburton's dad go to games after ban
