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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Andrew Lawrence

A year ago Tyrese Haliburton was a punchline. Now he’s the NBA’s finest punch-out artist

Tyrese Haliburton has led the Pacers to within two wins of the NBA title.
Tyrese Haliburton has led the Pacers to within two wins of the NBA title. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Self-awareness may be Tyrese Haliburton’s greatest attribute. That was obvious at last summer’s Olympics as the 25-year-old All-Star was confined to the Team USA bench.

Instead of hitting out at online fans who kept tabs on Indiana Pacers star’s smiles, high fives and other displays of team spirit to make up for his lack of on-court statistics, Haliburton seized on the chance to dunk on himself. After the US pipped France in the final, Haliburton posted a selfie with his gold medal. “When you ain’t do nun on the group project and still get an A,” he wrote.

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