Tyrese Halliburton Shows Up To NBA All-Star Weekend In An IndyCar, Which Is Cooler Than A Thousand Limos

The NBA All-Star game is rolling into Indianapolis this weekend, and speaking of rolling, Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton rolled into the Tip-Off Party in ultimate Indy style.

Guys… the man showed up in the backseat of a two-seater IndyCar.

You could show up riding in a thousand limos (I'm not sure how that would work, but you know what I mean) and your entrance would still not be as cool as Tyrese Haliburton's.

He had to do this. As the lone representative for the host team, Haliburton had to do his part by representing Indianapolis as best he could.

Indianapolis is pulling out all the stops as it hosts the NBA's biggest event of the year that people only kind-of, sort-of care about aside from the slam dunk competition.

I mean, look at what you encounter the second you get off the plane: a basketball court.

Is there anything like posterizing a fellow traveler while the enchanting aroma of a nearby Chick-fil-A wafts through the air?

I don't think there is.

By the way, this just seems to be how the Indianapolis Airport operates. A few years ago, I flew there for the Indianapolis 500. What was the first thing I saw in the terminal (aside from an ad for the Kurt Vonnegut Museum, which, to be honest, also sounds pretty cool)?

That's right, an IndyCar. 

Maybe my perception of airports is skewed because my local airport is Orlando International — one of the few airports on Earth where they have to check people's lightsabers at security — but the Indianapolis Airport and the city of Indianapolis are phenomenal hosts.

The NBA All-Star Weekend gets rolling with the celebrity game on Friday, followed by the skills competition on Saturday, and finally the game itself on Sunday.