Wally Szczerbiak Apologizes to Tyrese Haliburton for 'Wannabe Fake All-Star' Comment

The war of words between Szczerbiak and Haliburton is over.

Szczerbiak apologized on the air for calling the player a fake.

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Wally Szczerbiak: "I want to address something I said about Tyrese Haliburton being a 'wannabe All-Star': I want to apologize personally to Tyrese Haliburton…wonderful young player…definitely in the All-Star conversation – along with guys like Julius Randle & Jalen Brunson..." pic.twitter.com/rvt7YZZ4Wm

Szczerbiak made a comment when he was doing highlights of the Knicks' win over the Pacers.

Szczerbiak said that a shot attempt from Haliburton was fake.

In an interview with B/R's Taylor Rooks, Haliburton said he had no idea what made Szczerbiak say that and he may have been doing whatever he could to get attention.

Szczerbiak might have gotten carried away after the Knicks defeated Indiana.

It's odd to say that a third-year player is deserving of All-Star consideration in the midst of a career year.

In 30 starts, he is averaging 20.0 points and 10.6 assists. He is shooting a career-high 38.9 percent from three-point range and is shooting 47.2 percent overall.

The Pacers have surprised a lot of people so far. They were projected to have one of the lowest win totals this season, but currently rank eighth in the Eastern Conference with a 16-16 record thanks to the performance of Haliburton.