With 26 minutes in three games, Tyrese Haliburton is the American player who has played the least in the Olympic Games. A low contribution that he commented on with irony in a message posted on social networks. His gold medal clearly visible, the Pacers All-Star point guard wrote: “When you didn't do anything in a group tutorial, and you get an A.”
But Haliburton's “DNPs” were not only linked to Steve Kerr's tactical choices. According to ESPNthe Pacers star felt a muscle alert, which slowed him down during the Olympics. The United States staff did not communicate about it, nor the player, but our colleagues reveal that he underwent an MRI. No doubt it was a simple precautionary examination to reassure the player and the Indiana management.
It should be remembered that Haliburton was coming off a thigh injury that had kept him out of the playoffs, and that he had worked extra hard to be fit for Paris. Perhaps he felt a warning in that same thigh, and the staff preferred to spare him. In any case, ESPN specifies that the Pacers point guard is still part of the Federation's plans for the next international competitions, and that his meager use during the 2024 Olympics has not dented his popularity with Grant Hill, the GM of Team USA.
