Yet, for Parsons, even if Haliburton leads his Pacers team to the NBA Finals, it might not be enough to surpass Brunson in the eyes of the general fans. However, what it will do is force everyone to acknowledge the tier in which the Pacers guard truly belongs: among the very best of the new generation.

Forget the NFL; it's time we give the WWE scriptwriters their props, too. After the New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics to advance to the Eastern Conference finals, where they'll meet the Indiana Pacers in a best-of-seven series,

Youth movement has officially taken over the Western and Eastern conference finals. A fundamental shift has taken root in the NBA landscape as Anthony Edwards, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyrese Haliburton, and Jalen Brunson lead a transformative movement reshaping professional basketball’s power structure.

As the shot rattled in, Haliburton hit the iconic "choke" pose made famous by Reggie Miller, although he didn't quite seal the game, getting ahead of himself. The Pacers would go on to win, ripping the heart out of Knicks fans' chests.