Tyrese Haliburton did not get a lot of playing time for Team USA in the Olympics, but he still got an Olympic gold medal and reminded everyone about it.
With an Olympic basketball team full of superstars, some of them are going to be the odd men out - for Team USA, those were Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton. Tatum's lack of playing time was rather surprising, considering he is less than two months removed from winning the NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics and signing the richest contract in NBA history. Haliburton - not so much.
However, his resume still reads 'Olympic gold medalist,' despite just 8.8 minutes per game in his three contests played. Haliburton was the butt of some playing time jokes throughout the Olympics, and he did not shy away from ripping himself over the weekend. After receiving his gold medal, Haliburton took a selfie with it and took to X to give his followers some laughs. 'When you ain’t do nun on the group project and still get an A,' he wrote with a gold medal emoji. DR.
He averaged 20.1 points and a career-best and NBA-leading 10.9 assists per game last season. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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