Tyrese Haliburton barely played for the U.S. men’s basketball team at the Olympics, but the Pacers guard evidently isn’t too upset about it, as he poked fun at his role after the gold medal game.
Following the United States’ victory over France, in which Haliburton did not participate, she posted a selfie with her gold medal, along with a funny caption.
“When you do nothing on the group project and still get an A,” he wrote on X.
As mentioned, Haliburton didn’t have much of an impact on the U.S.’s success, appearing in just three of six games and totaling a team-low 26 minutes.
The two-time NBA All-Star also averaged just 2.7 points per game as most of his minutes came when the U.S. had a big lead.
Tyrese Haliburton admits he did little to help Team USA win gold in Paris
However, he was excited to be part of the team and could play a bigger role in 2028.
However, he’s clearly excited to land a gold medal and fans appreciated his humorous and self-aware post on Saturday.
“My brother got an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris to watch the Olympics and won a gold medal,” one of them said. saying.
“Well this was really funny,” another fan added.
“you just earned my fucking respect even more, you’ll be on the demon team in 2028 (don’t worry),” said a third.
As the last post suggested, there’s a good chance the 24-year-old Haliburton will be on the team (and play a bigger role) at the upcoming Olympics in Los Angeles.
Haliburton spent most of his time on the bench as the United States won gold in Paris.
While Haliburton has emerged as one of the NBA’s top point guards, he took a backseat in this tournament to more defensive-minded point guards like Derrick White and Jrue Holiday.
The team also focused heavily on its older players, as LeBron James (39), Stephen Curry (36) and Kevin Durant (35) played pivotal roles.
All three of those names are likely to be sidelined during the Los Angeles Olympics, and Haliburton’s scoring power and playmaking ability will then be relied upon more.