Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton spent his summer time with LeBron James on Workforce USA, and that interval apparently featured loads of moments the place Haliburton gave James a tough time for being older.
The Pacers star is just 24 years previous whereas James will flip 40 in December. They’re very completely different ages, however they’re each nice basketball gamers proper now. Each had been All-Star and All-NBA abilities final season earlier than overlapping with the crimson, white and blue.
At Los Angeles Lakers media day, James shared on Spectrum Sportsnet that Haliburton made quite a few feedback about his age this summer time. “Ant Man (Anthony Edwards), in fact. Tyrese Haliburton, these boys had been with me all summer time. Calling me previous boss and grandpa and issues of that nature,” James shared with a smile. The Lakers star ahead stated his grey hair was popping out in Paris.
“The youngsters on the Olympic workforce, they gave it to me,” James continued. “It was lots of enjoyable. It is nice to be with younger folks. They gave me vitality, I attempted to offer again to them.”
Haliburton, James and firm gained the gold medal, a fantastic second for Haliburton’s profession. The Pacers guard performed the fewest minutes and video games of any participant on the workforce through the Olympics, however he nonetheless cherished the expertise and may take so much from it within the NBA.
Micah Potter, who spent a lot of the summer time with the American workforce, remembered for a second the place Haliburton’s shot outclassed James throughout a capturing drill throughout coaching in the USA. After the Olympics ended, Haliburton shared childhood pictures of himself carrying the James Workforce USA jersey, and the Lakers star reacted to those pictures.
“The sport is in good fingers” James stated about Haliburton
These two appear to have struck up one thing of a relationship through the Olympics, and now Haliburton will look to emulate a few of his idol’s habits for the remainder of his profession.
