Tyrese Haliburton told Reggie Miller he is excited about Indiana bringing back its pinstriped look and wants Pacers fans wearing gold on the road.
Tyrese Haliburton told Reggie Miller he is excited to bring back the pinstripes, the uniform Miller wore through the Indiana Pacers' run to the 2000 NBA Finals.
The two talked uniforms midway through a 30-minute sit-down posted Thursday, between stories about Miller's 8 points in 9 seconds and Haliburton's game-winner in Game 1 of the 2025 Finals.
Haliburton Wants Pacers Fans to Stand Out on the Road
Pacers fans should wear gold on the road, in Haliburton's view.
"That's my favorite part of, like, when we play in other cities," Haliburton said. "Pacer fans, I'm like, 'Just wear gold,' because we're going to stand out no matter where we play. It doesn't matter. So it works itself out well that way."
"But yeah, I'm excited to bring these back," Haliburton continued. "I just think, like, creatively, in sports, we need to take more from the past, incorporate it in the new, because I know our uniforms in the past, people know I wasn't a big fan of. So these will look good."
Pacers Bring Back Pinstripes With Statement Edition
Indiana unveiled the new Statement Edition uniforms on July 30. The jersey has a gold base with black pinstripes and dark blue lettering, with "Indiana" across the chest.
An asymmetrical stripe runs down the side of the shorts into an outline of the state, with the Pacers' basketball logo inside and a star marking Indianapolis. "Boom, Baby!" sits above the jersey tag, a tribute to Bobby "Slick" Leonard, the former Pacers coach and broadcaster who died in 2021.
Haliburton posted "s/o the OGs, let's rock" on X the day of the reveal.
The jerseys went on sale Sept. 1. Statement Edition uniforms are alternates, typically worn about a dozen times a season. In its announcement, the team tied the pinstripes to one of the greatest eras in franchise history. The last Statement Edition was a throwback to the Flo-Jo uniforms of the 1990s.
Miller was in his 11th season when the original pinstripes debuted in 1997-98, in blue, white, and gold. They stayed on through 2005-06, the first season after he retired. A pinstriped alternate came back for 2012-13, and the 2020-21 City Edition, "Power IN Pinstripes," brought them back again.
Miller and Haliburton Prefer Playing on the Road
Road games did more for Miller than home games.
"Look, I love, playing at home is one thing. But to me, there's nothing like playing on the road when it's 15 versus 20,000," Miller said.
Haliburton keeps a routine at home and prefers the road anyway.
"There's something about playing, when you're playing home and you get to wake up and have your routine, but being on the road is the best," Haliburton explained. "Because like you said, nobody there wants you to win. Nobody. And that makes it more fun for everybody, I think."
Haliburton Returns to a Changed Pacers Team
The last time Haliburton played, he went down with a ruptured Achilles in the opening quarter of the 2025 Finals' deciding game. Indiana lost 63 games without him. In February, the Pacers traded Bennedict Mathurin and two first-round picks to the Los Angeles Clippers for center Ivica Zubac, who played five games before a season-ending injury. Kelly Oubre Jr. signed this offseason, and Indiana's projected starting five pairs Haliburton with Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Pascal Siakam, and Zubac.
In his last full season, Haliburton averaged 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 9.2 assists and made the All-NBA Third Team.
Miller spent all 18 of his NBA seasons in Indiana. The pinstriped era included a then-franchise-record 58 wins under Larry Bird in 1997-98 and four Eastern Conference finals appearances from 1998 through 2004.
The Pacers open training camp Sept. 29 and play their first game Oct. 21 at New Orleans.
