Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said Wednesday morning John Haliburton has assured him the previous night’s incident at Gainbridge Fieldhouse won’t repeat itself.

Carlisle joined 107.5 The Fan for his regular appearance, discussing the dust-up between Haliburton and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The Pacers won 119-118 in overtime of a game featuring crazy momentum swings capped by a winning Tyrese Haliburton layup with less than 2 seconds left. After the final buzzer, John Haliburton walked onto the court from his baseline seat, holding a towel featuring his son’s face in front of Antetokounmpo. The two exchanged words.

“I spoke to John Haliburton last night. A lot of people in the organization did. He was very contrite about what happened. Obviously, he got caught up in the moment last night, addressing it, apologizing to Giannis, apologizing to the Bucks, apologizing to the Pacers organization,” Carlisle said.

“We all love our children, we all embrace their great moments. He clearly was carried away by this moment and he assure everyone that nothing like this will ever happen again. I take him at his word on the that. I’m very sorry that those events happened, and so is he.

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“I want everyone to know that this is a guy with a heart of gold, and the one thing he loves, close to his son, is the Pacers. But it can’t manifest the way that it did, and he knows that.”

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