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Tyrese Haliburton Trolls Himself in Viral Photo After USA Wins Olympic Gold Medal

Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIAugust 10, 2024

USA's #09 Tyrese Haliburton goes to the basket in the men's quarterfinal basketball match between Brazil and the USA during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy  Arena in Paris on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)
ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images

Team USA guard Tyrese Haliburton told it like it is after he played just 26 minutes overall and sat three of six games en route to his team winning Olympic gold in Paris.

Tyrese Haliburton @TyHaliburton22

When you ain't do nun on the group project and still get an A🏅 <a href="https://t.co/xpshYZhMyA">pic.twitter.com/xpshYZhMyA</a>

The Indiana Pacers superstar, who made the All-NBA Third Team last season, just led his team to the Eastern Conference Finals after averaging 20.1 points and 10.9 assists per game. But he fell victim to a numbers game on Team USA, a squad full of superstars.

Fans on X certainly noticed Haliburton's lack of playing time and also his hilarious self-awareness.

BricksCenter @BricksCenter

Tyrese Haliburton 1st half highlights 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/u5FD1VU7LY">pic.twitter.com/u5FD1VU7LY</a>

Hater Central @TheHateCentral

Tyrese Haliburton 2024 Olympics:<br><br>439 Smiles<br>76 Gatorade Assists<br>284 High Fives<br>1439 Claps<br><br>GAVE IT HIS ALL…CONGRATS <a href="https://twitter.com/TyHaliburton22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TyHaliburton22</a> 🥹🙏🫡🌟 <a href="https://t.co/zAMSJn3pbb">pic.twitter.com/zAMSJn3pbb</a>

Savage @MSavage901

Tyrese Haliburton basically had the most fun vacation ever. 😂

Mark Jackson's Burner @casualtakeking

Tyrese Haliburton has elite court vision and self awareness <a href="https://t.co/JxkCSiOErF">pic.twitter.com/JxkCSiOErF</a>

KingsMuse @kings_muse

Bro got an all expenses paid trip to Paris to watch the Olympics and got a gold medal. W

Ultimately, Haliburton was deemed great enough to be on this team of exceptional talents. While he didn't contribute much, he's still an Olympic gold medalist.

Plus, he's a leading candidate to be a key contributor on the 2028 Olympic team and could very well be starting at point guard.

For now, though, Halliburton can enjoy an incredible ride in Paris that resulted in Team USA winning its fifth straight gold medal.