Haliburton said after Tuesday's Game 2 win that he expected to be fined because the NBA has fined players like LeBron James, Eddie House, Julius Randle, Fred VanVleet and more for the celebration that is believed to have been introduced by Sam Cassell. The league previously described the celebration as an "obscene gesture."

Haliburton, the Indiana guard who expected to be fined for his dancing celebration after Game 2 of the Pacers’ win at Cleveland in the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday night, received only a warning from the league office instead, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Indiana Pacers All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton seems to have been on a personal mission to clap back at The Athletic's anonymous player poll that voted h