TEAM USA star Tyrese Haliburton shared his childhood photos to celebrate winning gold at the Paris Olympics alongside his hero LeBron James.
And the 39-year-old four-time NBA champion saluted the Indiana Pacers star on his journey to Olympic glory.
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Haliburton, 24, posted the photos on Tuesday after, the Pacers star said, he received them from his mother earlier in the morning.
In the blink of an eye, the former first-round pick can be seen posing in James’ No. 23 jersey at the 2024 All-Star Game.
He wore St. Vincent-St., a four-time NBA MVP. Mary is the best in high school in the other.
Haliburton added a third photo, showing him and LeBron with gold medals around their necks.
“Life is crazy haha,” the Iowa State product captioned the X post.
And that didn’t escape James’ attention.
“Haha! Crazy bro!!! WOW!!” Los Angeles Lakers forward he respondedadding prayer, greeting and crown emojis.
NBA fans loved the touching exchange.
“Halliburton and Ant really played with their idols, we will never see anything like that again,” one posted.
“Full circle moment,” added another.
“So inspiring, dreams really do happen!” a third said.
“You are the inspiration of the whole league, it’s really crazy, the kids who looked up to you and watched you play are now going against you,” said one.
“It’s crazy to think about it. YOU ARE THE LEAGUE’S PROJECT.”
Haliburton didn’t play much in Paris, appearing in three of the U.S. team’s six games.
NATIONS WILL WIN OLYMPIC GOLD IN BASKETBALL
MASCULINE:
- USA – 17
- Soviet Union – 2
- Yugoslavia – 1
Argentina – 1
WOMEN:
- USA – 9
- Soviet Union – 2
- ’92 Unified Team – 1
The 6-point-5 guard averaged 2.7 points, 0.7 assists and 0.3 steals.
His limited time on the court was a result of the enormous amount of talent that coach Steve Kerr’s team boasted on the roster.
Team USA sent an Avengers-like team to Paris — including James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, among others — to make up for the Americans’ fourth-place finish at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
And they played a show in the French capital.
LeBron won the MVP award for his overall performance, while Curry cemented his status as the best shooter of all time with an impressive string of 3s in the last two meetings.
The Avengers won the 17th Olympic gold medal for the USA in men’s basketball.
A day later, the U.S. women’s basketball team won its eighth in a row – and ninth overall.
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