Tyrese Haliburton’s girlfriend caught in heated exchange with rival fans during NBA Finals Game 2 defeat

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton’s girlfriend was caught clashing with rival fans during Game 2 of the NBA Finals Sunday night. 

Jade Jones, the guard’s longtime girlfriend, made the trip to Paycom Center in Oklahoma City to support her NBA beau.

But, after having taken the series lead in the opening clash, Haliburton and the Pacers suffered a 123-107 blowout loss in Game 2 as the Oklahoma City Thunder tied the series up. 

And the frustration appeared to boil over for Jones as she watched her boyfriend, who managed 17 points, slip to defeat from the stands.

With Pacers down double digits at the time, Jones, who has dated the NBA star for six years, was captured in a heated exchange with a set of home fans. 

As the cameras panned across the sea of Thunder blue, Jones was seen on her feet wildly gesturing to someone in the crowd. 

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton’s girlfriend was caught clashing with rival fans

Haliburton and the Pacers suffered a 123-107 blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder 

Jade Jones, the guard’s longtime girlfriend, made the trip to Paycom Center to support him

While it is unclear what was said, the moment was visibly tense as Jones, a former Iowa State cheerleader, repeatedly jabbed her finger towards someone sat off camera and appeared to shout in their direction.

Haliburton and Jones, who have dated since their college days at Iowa State, celebrated six years together in April.

‘6 whole years of loving you,’ Jones began an Instagram caption. ‘Every single day you continue to amaze me!!

‘You make this world shine so incredibly bright and I’m so lucky to spend life by your side. You are so special to me, our love is one in a million- My best friend forever & ever!! I love you.’

The Pacers were dealt a blow Sunday, getting steamrolled by the Thunder as they filed to sweep Games 1 and 2 in a series for the first time this postseason. 

The Pacers’ bid to become the fifth team in NBA history to go 8-0 to open the four playoff rounds was stopped on Sunday night by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

‘Any time you´re the lower seed in a playoff series, you know your job is to go split or go try to get one on the road,’ Haliburton said. 

‘We got Game 1, you know, but it felt like we really let the rope slip there in the second quarter.’

The blonde beauty was a Iowa State cheerleader, while Haliburton played for the Cyclones

The couple met and began dating during their college days at Iowa State

They recently celebrated six years together with Jones sharing a touching message 

A 19-2 run in that second quarter put the Thunder in control – and the final margin was 16.

The Pacers were trying to join the 1986 Boston Celtics, 1987 Los Angeles Lakers, 1996 Chicago Bulls and 2017 Golden State Warriors as teams that won Games 1 and 2 in all four rounds of a single postseason. All four went on to win the NBA title.

Those teams all did it with home-court advantage in every one of those series. The Pacers haven´t had home court since Round 1 – taking the first two of that series against Milwaukee, then winning the first two of Round 2 at Cleveland, the first two of the Eastern Conference final at New York, and Game 1 of the finals in Oklahoma City.

So, in the end, the Pacers have to settle for going 7-1, tying for the fifth-best record in Games 1 and 2 in a single postseason. They also became the third team to win five of those games on the road in a playoff run.

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