Iowa third-grader goes to Pacers game to meet his favorite former Cyclone
Iowa third-grader goes to Pacers game to meet his favorite former Cyclone
YOU CRAZY, CRAZY PLAYER. EARLY YOU GET TO WATCH HIM ON TV PLAY, THOUGH. YEAH. IT’LL BE GOOD FOR HIM. JUST OVER TWO YEARS AGO, TYRESE HALIBURTON ANNOUNCED HE WAS LEAVING IOWA STATE TO PURSUE HIS DREAM OF PLAYING IN THE NBA. THAT DECISION, THOUGH, SIMULTANEOUSLY CRUSHED THE DREAMS OF THAT YOUNG BOY. THERE. YOU JUST SAW HIM. PALMER. DANIELS IS THE BIGGEST TYRESE HALIBURTON AROUND. AND THE VIDEO YOU JUST SAW WENT VIRAL. SO MUCH SO THAT IT CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF HALIBURTON HIMSELF, WHO SAID THEY WOULD GET PALMER AND HIS FAMILY, TO A SACRAMENTO KINGS GAME. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT NEVER HAPPENED. BUT WITH HALIBURTON A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO IOWA, PLAYING FOR THE INDIANA PACERS, A REUNION FINALLY BECAME POSSIBLE. AND PALMER SHOWING EVERYONE THAT OLD SAYING OF DON’T MEET YOUR HEROES. THAT’S PURE NONSENSE. IN GRANGER, IOWA, THIRD GRADER PALMER DANIELSON IS PRACTICING FOR A BIG BASKET BALL SEASON. MEANWHILE, ALL THE WAY IN INDIANA IS FORMER IOWA STATE CYCLONES TYRESE HALIBURTON IS HAVING A CAREER. YOU WOULDN’T THINK THESE TWO ARE CONNECTED UNTIL A PACERS GAME OR THANKSGIVING BREAK. WE TOL
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Iowa third-grader goes to Pacers game to meet his favorite former Cyclone
Third-grader Palmer Danilson is a big Cyclone fan.His favorite Cyclone of all time? Tyrese Haliburton.Two years ago, Haliburton announced he was leaving Iowa State to pursue his dream of playing in the NBA. Palmer was crushed by the news.Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Palmer got a special surprise when he got to meet Haliburton and see him play for the Indiana Pacers."I told him, 'Thank you,' because that was the funnest thing in my life!" Palmer said.
INDIANAPOLIS —
Third-grader Palmer Danilson is a big Cyclone fan.
His favorite Cyclone of all time? Tyrese Haliburton.
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Two years ago, Haliburton announced he was leaving Iowa State to pursue his dream of playing in the NBA. Palmer was crushed by the news.
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Palmer got a special surprise when he got to meet Haliburton and see him play for the Indiana Pacers.
"I told him, 'Thank you,' because that was the funnest thing in my life!" Palmer said.