- The Indiana Pacers face the San Antonio Spurs in two NBA World Video games this week
- Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton returns to Paris after profitable Olympic gold final 12 months
Tyrese Haliburton is hoping to duplicate the profitable feeling he helped create in Paris final summer time with Group USAhowever this time in a Indiana Pacers uniform throughout their NBA Double program of the World Video games this week.
The Pacers face the San Antonio Spurs Thursday and Saturday night on the Accor Area, for a primary within the NBA by internet hosting two common season matches in Europe.
For the Haliburton chief, it’s his second go to to the French capital within the house of six months after enjoying within the Olympic Video games for his nation.
In a star-studded lineup, Haliburton – who was nursing a leg harm – did not make the affect on the Video games as he would have favored as he performed the fewest minutes of the 12-man roster, solely enjoying solely three video games and solely tried 5 photographs.
Nonetheless, Haliburton left Paris with an Olympic gold medal and plenty of souvenirs, together with an iconic celebratory photograph on the steps in entrance of the Accor Area.
“I am excited to play and truly carry out on this area,” the 24-year-old two-time All-Star joked Wednesday when reflecting on his Olympic expertise.
Tyrese Haliburton is hoping to create extra glad recollections in Paris after profitable Olympic gold final 12 months as his Indiana Pacers tackle the San Antonio Spurs at Accor Area this week.
Haliburton poses along with his star Group USA teammates after their triumph final 12 months
The 24-year-old will look to remind the French of his expertise on Thursday and Saturday.
‘I took a photograph [of the steps Wednesday]. I will most likely ship it to our group focus group later, however yeah, these are positively simply lasting recollections, whatever the expertise for me personally.
“I used to be in a bunch of 12 guys, and there is actually solely 12 of us as gamers who had been in a position to expertise that.”
After beginning the season on a private and group low, Haliburton and the Pacers are one of many hottest groups within the NBA – profitable eight and shedding simply two of their final 10 video games.
Haliburton is averaging 17.9 factors and eight.8 assists to date this season and hopes the restoration continues on the street, beginning with Thursday’s “residence” matchup towards the Spurs.
