Smith, who let everyone know that he wanted his Knicks to draft Haliburton, likes the Pacers guard a lot. Having said that, he pushes back a bit on the idea that people who make big shots can qualify someone as a star. He wanted to know if Robert Horry was a superstar, even though he wasn't comparing Haliburton to Horry.

Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers may have had the biggest shot of his career on Wednesday night. His buzzer-beater two-pointer shocked the New York Knicks, led to overtime, and ultimately set the stage for his team to take a huge 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Two years ago, as Jalen Brunson emerged as an All-Star point guard for the NBA's New York Knicks, the head coach of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, Becky Hammon, declared on an ESPN panel, "If your best player is small,

Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton is proving to everyone that he is that dude. The Iowa State product continues to be a force down the stretch in big games. Wednesday's performance at Madison Square Garden is the stuff that legends are made of.

Stephen A. Smith made some major waves with his comments ahead of the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers series.

The Pacers deservedly bust out Stephen Curry's signature celebration after hitting the dagger against the Cavs in Game 5.

One analyst particularly excited about the upcoming series is Stephen A. Smith, who is well-known for his Knicks fandom. On Monday, Smith compared Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton.