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July 22 (UPI) -- Indiana Pacers All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton married fiance Jade Jones at an Indianapolis courthouse, the newlyweds announced on social media.
Haliburton proposed last July on the Hilton Coliseum basketball court at Iowa State University. Haliburton played for the Cyclones men's basketball team and Jones was a cheerleader. They started to date in 2019.
"It's (courthouse) official," Jones wrote Tuesday on Instagram, including photos of herself with Haliburton, family and friends.
Haliburton and Jones will hold a wedding ceremony Aug. 1, according to an online registry. Haliburton hinted at that date with a comment Tuesday on a Jones social media post.
"Two more weeks, we changing that name," Haliburton wrote on the post, which featured a photo of the couple at Sunday's World Cup Final.Haliburton popped the question just a month after he tore his right Achilles tendon during Game 7 of the Pacers' NBA Finals loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2025. He missed the entire 2025-26 NBA season.
Jones celebrated her bachelorette party last month in St. Barts. Tragedy struck when one of her friends, Makenzi Kern, died "unexpectedly from health complications" during the trip, according to her obituary. Kern, 26, also was a cheerleader for the Cyclones.
"She loved and supported Tyrese and me through every chapter," Jones wrote June 17 on Instagram. "She was our biggest cheerleader and showed up for me in every big moment in my life.
"I can't even imagine our wedding day without her there celebrating with us. The day will not be the same without her, but I know she will show us she is there somehow. She has been there for all of our moments since the day I met Tyrese.
But Kenz will forever live on in my memories, my laughter, my stories, and in the person I am because of her. "I will never stop laughing about all our memories together."
Haliburton, who dealt with shingles during his rehabilitation from Achilles tendon surgery, has said he is mostly recovered. He is expected to be ready for the start of the 2026-27 NBA campaign.
The two-time All-NBA and All-Star selection signed a five-year, $244.6 million contract extension with the Pacers in 2023.
