One week before they formally walk down the aisle, Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton and Jade Jones are legally married.
On Tuesday (July 21), Jones announced the news in an Instagram carousel with photos taken from the courthouse.
"It's (courthouse) official,” the caption read, with pictures that showed the newlyweds joined by their close family members.
The athlete was dressed casually for the occasion in a black T-shirt, black pants, and sneakers, while Jones wore a flowy white minidress with white heels and held a bouquet of white flowers. The couple’s formal ceremony is scheduled for next Saturday (Aug. 1).
Just one day before their legal ceremony, Haliburton teased his marriage to Jones by commenting on her Instagram recap of their trip to the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. "2 more weeks we changing that last name," he wrote.
The couple, who have been together for seven years, met at Iowa State University in 2019, where Haliburton played for the Cyclones basketball team and Jones cheered on the squad. Haliburton proposed to his now-wife on the Iowa State campus in July 2025.
Prior to the Haliburton’s legal ceremony, Jones’ close friend and former Iowa State cheer teammate McKenzie Kern died at the bride’s bachelorette party, which Jones acknowledged in an emotional instagram post.
"I can't even imagine our wedding day without her there celebrating with us," Jones wrote. "The day will not be the same without her, but I know she will show up somehow."
Kern died from health complications during the event on the Caribbean island of St. Barthélemy.
Jones described Kern as her "biggest cheerleader" who "showed up for me in every big moment in my life." Haliburton also paid tribute in an Instagram Story, writing, "We will always love and miss you Kenz. Forever thankful for you."
