INDIANAPOLIS — An Ivy Tech Indianapolis student is being recognized for his heroic actions that helped save a man in need.
Tyree Sisk came to the aid of a man having a medical emergency at a transit station. While a crowd of bystanders remained indifferent, Sisk stepped up to help the injured man.
His actions did not go unnoticed.
Allison Barber, president and chief operating officer of the Indiana Fever, happened to witness the scene.
Together, the two tended to the injured man until paramedics arrived.
Expressing her appreciation of his selflessness, Barber gifted Sisk two tickets to a Pacers game and a Fever game.
"It just needed to be done because it was a hard time for him. I wasn't seeking any reward from it, I was just doing the right thing," Sisk said, reflecting on the incident. "I think that's what everybody should do in a situation like that."
At the time of the incident, Sisk was headed to a meeting with Brother 2 Brother, a program aimed at providing support and mentorship to young men of color.
Sisk attended his first-ever NBA game and had the opportunity to meet the Pacers team and staff, including coach Rick Carlisle. He was even invited into the Pacers locker room, where he received an autographed jersey from Myles Turner.
