Alex Palou obtained it completed on the oval, and now the Indiana Pacers try to comply with go well with on the hardwood. On the identical day that the three-time INDYCAR champion gained his first Indy 500 title, Palou attended Recreation 3 of the NBA’s Jap Convention Finals between the Pacers and the New York Knicks.
It capped a giant day for Indianapolis sports activities followers with the “Biggest Spectacle in Racing” concluding mere hours earlier than Recreation 3’s tip-off at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, situated about seven miles away.
INDYCAR officers even hustled alongside Palou’s postrace commitments to get him downtown for the sport. Even earlier than Sunday’s massive occasions, Palou had leaned into the Pacers’ postseason run, carrying a Tyrese Haliburton jersey at Saturday’s Indy 500 parade.
“That is going to assist some individuals in Indiana to know me,” Palou stated.
Indy 500 winner Alex Palou obtained a giant cheer from the group at Sunday’s sport between the Pacers and Knicks. (Picture by Gregory Shamus/Getty Pictures)
Palou arrived forward of the second quarter, carrying the Borg Warner wreath over a Pacers jersey and waving to the yellow-clad crowd from midcourt. And he wasn’t the one massive title in attendance at Recreation 3. Famous actor Terry Crews flexed his muscles from courtside, and Oscar-nominated actor Timothee Chalamet also cheered on his beloved Knicks.
The Pacers will hope Palou’s victory at The Brickyard will encourage them in opposition to the Knicks, though they’ve been doing simply tremendous on their very own. Led by Haliburton’s massive performances — together with an epic buzzer-beating shot that despatched Recreation 1 into extra time — the Pacers try to proceed their unbelievable run and attain their first NBA Finals since 1999.
“The power in Indy is so particular proper now,” Haliburton stated after the Pacers’ Recreation 2 win in New York.
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