
Tyrese Haliburton gave NBA fans plenty to talk about after Game 1 of the 2025 Finals.
With a heroic shot in the final moments against the Thunder, Haliburton grew his collection of clutch shots in the 2024-25 playoffs, giving Indiana a 111-110 win and 1-0 lead in the series. However, during Haliburton’s postgame interview, some fans noticed something else unique about the Pacers star guard — how his voice changes.
When Haliburton is talking, many people often notice how he seems to switch between a deeper and higher tones. The Pacers guard has even mentioned it in the past.
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Here’s what to know about Haliburton’s voice occasionally changing, plus some of the best reactions to his voice after Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
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Tyrese Haliburton voice change, explained
For years, Haliburton’s voice has been a topic on social media, with fans questioning why he sometimes sounds one way before sounding notably different just seconds later.
In 2024, during a Pacers vs. Bucks playoff series, a clip of Haliburton speaking postgame went viral because of the way his voice changes. Around the 16-second mark of the following clip, the Pacers star sounds a lot different:
“We’ve had regular season crowds better than what we’ve played in the last two games.” 🍿
Tyrese Haliburton is looking forward to Game 3 in Indy 🔥 pic.twitter.com/X1eYur62Mi
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 24, 2024
Another clip of Haliburton speaking went around in February 2024, when his voice noticeably grew deeper partially through a media availability:
PR tries to end Tyrese Haliburton’s All-Star postgame interview, he switches to Deep Voice Tyrese & continues, then switches back 🤣 pic.twitter.com/yXBZSRAE8J
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) February 19, 2024
So, after Game 1 of the Finals, Haliburton’s voice once again became a topic of conversation. When he was speaking to ESPN postgame about how Indiana came back against OKC, the point guard caught the attention of some fans when his voice “morphed” while going from sentence-to-sentence.
Tyrese Haliburton’s voice change mid-sentence is crazy. 🤣
(h/t @ohnohedidnt24)
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 6, 2025
Haliburton has acknowledged the whole voice-changing phenomenon in the past. When he was on “The Pat McAfee Show” in February 2024, McAfee stopped him mid-interview to point out that he has two different voices.
“I do,” Haliburton said. “People say that all the time. I never catch it. I watch podcasts after and I’m like, ‘Dang, my voice changed.’ I didn’t do that on purpose. It just happened. It just happens that way naturally sometimes.”
“People say I have two different voices all the time” 😂😂 ~ @TyHaliburton22 #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/YfofCn70p1
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) February 15, 2024
While Haliburton made it clear that he has “no control over it,” fans have continued to pick up on his multi-voice interviews as his stardom has grown.
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Social media reactions to Tyrese Haliburton’s postgame interview Game 1
Here are some of the best reactions to Haliburton’s voice changing after Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals.
Experiencing the Haliburton voice change mid-SVP interview has my brain in a blender
— Eric Hubbs (@BarstoolHubbs) June 6, 2025
One of the wonders of this playoff run has been getting more Tyrese Haliburton interviews. The man uses two very different, very distinct voices in the same breath…more than his clutch gene, this fascinates me to no end pic.twitter.com/iaFMgDfIrA
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) June 6, 2025
Bro Haliburton’s voice just changed like 20 times in this interview: pic.twitter.com/UFcVMPmZ3l
— Bruce Wayne (@Kingingpapi) June 6, 2025
The internet is going to be relentless on Tyrese Haliburton’s voice changing mid interview every couple of seconds
— j.b.b (@hoopbeastco) June 6, 2025
what is happening with haliburton’s voice right now with SVP?!! am I new here or— pic.twitter.com/QI6kY5Hgtr
— chxnxl.eth (@0xCHXNXL) June 6, 2025
Halliburton voice going from KAT to Shaq in post game is so hilarious
— ⏳ (@kingDiaws) June 6, 2025
Huge night for Tyrese Haliburton. First Finals game. First Finals game winner. First Finals voice morph. pic.twitter.com/PJdwn86P0q
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) June 6, 2025
