2,191 days” — NBA star Tyrese Haliburton gets romantic shoutout from his girlfriend Jade Jones on their 6th Anniversary - The Times of India
Tyrese Haliburton and Jade Jones (Image Credits: Instagram/@tyresehaliburton)
Tyrese Haliburton’s 2024–25 season ended in heartbreak as he suffered a devastating ACL tear during Game 7 of the NBA Finals. The Indiana Pacers star watched from the sidelines as his team fell short, losing the championship to the Oklahoma City Thunder. While the elusive NBA ring slipped through his fingers once again, Haliburton didn’t let the disappointment stop him from embracing joy in his personal life.

Just months after the tough loss, Haliburton turned the spotlight away from basketball and toward love. On Monday, he shared the news of his engagement to longtime girlfriend Jade Jones in a touching Instagram post that quickly went viral. The proposal took place on the court at Iowa State University’s Hilton Coliseum. It’s the same place where the couple first met.

“The place where our story started, and where our next chapter begins,” Haliburton captioned the photo, which showed him on one knee proposing to Jade.

Jade responded with her own heartfelt message, writing, “Future Mrs. What the Hali.”

The couple began dating in 2019 when Jade was a cheerleader at Iowa State and Haliburton was the team’s rising star. Now, six years later, they’ve turned their college love story into a lifelong commitment.

 

NBA & WNBA Stars Shower Tyrese Haliburton And Jones’ Couple With Love

Tyrese Haliburton Tyrese Haliburton (Image Credit: Imagn)

Haliburton and Jones’ engagement drew an outpouring of support and excitement from across the basketball world.

WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark shared her enthusiasm, commenting, “WEDDING TIME 🥰🥰 LOVE Y’ALL.”

Indiana Fever’s Lexie Hull also chimed in with joy, “YAYAYAY!!!! Congrats you two.”

Natisha Hiedeman kept it short and sweet but powerful, “Congrats, power move fasho.”

“Congrats Y’ll,” Myles Turner wrote.

“Congrats family,” Devin Vessel added.

“Congrats fam big time,” Jaxon Hays commented.

While Haliburton’s championship dreams remain on hold, he’s clearly winning in other ways. He has proven that sometimes, life’s biggest victories happen off the court.

Brittney Griner Finally Breaks Her Silence Over Alleged Caitlin Clark Comments That The WNBA Refused To Investigate

Brittney Griner speaking to reporterBrittney Griner (Photo via Twitter)
WNBA star Brittney Griner was at the center of a new debate over what she allegedly said in a game against basketball phenom Caitlin Clark.

The Atlanta Dream center found herself at the center of social media controversy last month when some fans thought she disparaged Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark upon fouling out.

The game’s broadcast focused on an upset Griner saying something as she returned to the Dream bench after fouling out of the game. While there’s no audio of this moment, some who tried to read Griner’s lips thought she called Clark a “trash f–king white girl.”

However, there’s no proof of Griner saying those actual words since others thought she stated something else.

It took weeks for someone to finally get a quote from her, and she provided much of nothing.

Brittney Griner was asked about this moment before her team’s June 15 game against the Washington Mystics and said, “I remember fouling out, being mad. I remember fouling out on, I believe it was [Natasha] Howard driving to the basket. They said I put my hand in.”

WNBA Chooses Not To Investigate Brittney Griner

Griner Drops F-Bomb, Apologizes Amid Clark Slur RowBrittney Griner (Photo By Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)
Moments before the conclusion of the Indiana Fever’s 81-76 victory over the Dream at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta weeks ago, cameras seemingly caught Atlanta Dream star center Brittney Griner labeling Caitlin Clark “trash” before calling her a “f***ing white girl” in frustration over a foul on Natasha Howard.

The clip of Griner speaking on the bench, lacking context, spread on social media and went viral.

Griner, who won a gold medal for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, essentially got aw@y with whatever came out of her mouth because the league basically ignored the controversy.

This incident is not the only time Griner vocalized her frustrations this season. Following another game, she stormed off mid-interview, yelling at the referees to “be f—ing better.