Tyrese Haliburton turns wedding night into a Knicks jab, with 50 Cent performing “I Run New York”

Tyrese Haliburton’s wedding festivities spilled onto the pop-culture side of basketball, with the Pacers guard inviting 50 Cent to perform at his ceremony theme moments that doubled as a Knicks troll. The report described Haliburton and his fiancée, Jade Jones, officially tying the knot in late July at a legal ceremony in Indiana, then continuing the celebration later.

According to the account, Haliburton’s Saturday, Aug. 1 festivities included 50 Cent performing the lyric “I Run New York,” a line strongly associated with the Knicks side of the rivalry and a staple for New York bragging rights. The performance was positioned as a playful, if pointed, contrast to the basketball city’s current center of gravity, which is reflected in the way Knicks fans have often treated Philadelphia and Indiana-themed content in the same rivalry ecosystem.

The Yahoo Sports write-up also framed the moment as one of what it called “dueling weddings” around the NBA on the same weekend, suggesting the league’s offseason has become as much about celebrity crossovers as it is about workouts and team-building. In that context, Haliburton’s celebration leaned into the theater of New York fandom, even though the Pacers are not the team carrying the city’s immediate title expectations.

For Haliburton, the significance is less about game outcomes and more about visibility. As one of Indiana’s most recognizable players, he has repeatedly balanced on-court production with a public profile that extends beyond traditional team media cycles. Turning a personal milestone into a widely shareable moment involving a major mainstream artist is the kind of move that keeps star athletes in the national conversation even when basketball is not actively dominating the calendar.

For the Knicks, the jab lands because it is both musical and symbolic. The report’s framing implies the lyric was not just entertainment but also a message aimed at the broader Knicks audience. Fans do not need a matchup date to understand the reference, and that is precisely why these kinds of celebrity moments can become rivalry fuel long before tip-off.

What to watch next is how the Pacers and Knicks cultures absorb it. Sometimes, these stunts get a short-lived spike on social media and then fade. Other times, they become recurring meme material that reappears around games, when rosters change, or when the teams cross paths in the regular season or postseason.

Because the episode comes from a media account rather than an official league or team confirmation, the details should be treated as reported for now, with any additional confirmation likely to come through direct statements from Haliburton, 50 Cent, or the teams’ social channels. Even so, the core takeaway is clear: Haliburton’s wedding was not staged as a quiet private event, it was designed for a national audience that overlaps with basketball allegiances.