Tyrese Haliburton Says Injury Cost Him Planned WWE Moment with John Cena
Tyrese Haliburton revealed that an injury forced him to miss a planned WWE storyline alongside John Cena, which had been discussed with Triple H before the idea was scrapped.
Tyrese John Haliburton (born February 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Haliban", he is a two-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA Third Team selection.
As a freshman playing college basketball with the Iowa State Cyclones, Haliburton set the program's single-game assists record. He had breakout success as a sophomore and was named to the All-Big 12 Conference second team despite suffering a season-ending wrist injury.
Haliburton was selected by the Sacramento Kings 12th overall in the 2020 NBA draft. In 2022, he was acquired by the Indiana Pacers as part of a trade package for Domantas Sabonis. Haliburton then earned back-to-back East All-Star selections, being named to the All-Star team as a reserve in 2023 and as a starter in 2024. In 2025, he led the Pacers to their first NBA Finals appearance in 25 years.
In 2019, Haliburton helped the United States to a gold medal and earned all-tournament team honors at the FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. He was also on the national team roster that won gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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Tyrese Haliburton revealed that an injury forced him to miss a planned WWE storyline alongside John Cena, which had been discussed with Triple H before the idea was scrapped.