Overview
- Perez was heckled and had bags of trash thrown at him by Knicks fans outside Madison Square Garden for wearing a Tyrese Haliburton jersey.
- Tyrese Haliburton invited Perez to Indianapolis for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals and covered his travel and tickets.
- The Pacers partnered with the Indianapolis Fire Department to greet Perez at the airport and escort him by firetruck to his hotel with team swag.
- Perez appeared on the Pat McAfee Show in Indianapolis, where he expressed gratitude for the red-carpet treatment arranged by Haliburton and the organization.
- Holding a 2-1 lead in the series, Perez predicted the Pacers will win Game 4 to push their advantage to 3-1.