Tyrese Haliburton played the ultimate hype man at the end of Team USA’s comeback victory in a tune-up game against Germany on Sunday.
Haliburton was ready to jump out of his sneakers after Austin made a steal ahead of a dunk that put the game on ice. The Indiana Pacers guard trailed Reaves on the fast break and once he realized the Los Angeles Lakers star was going for the dunk, leaped emphatically, repeating the action a few more times in celebration.
A still of the leap has fans losing it as the player looks like he was levitating on the play.
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Here’s the video of the whole thing.
It certainly appears that the American squad is developing chemistry ahead of the highly-anticipated FIBA World Cup.
Meanwhile, Haliburton had a huge role to play, coming off the bench to score 16 points in 21 minutes as Team USA secured a 99-91 win over the Germans. The former Iowa State standout made 5-of-7 from the field, including three out of four attempts from long distance.
Anthony Edwards, who scored 34 points to lead affairs, praised Haliburton and Reaves for their impact on the floor.
“I think Tyrese Haliburton, Austin Reaves, they came up big in the second half,” the Minnesota Timberwolves star said after the win. “The energy they brought off the bench was like super important. We need that every night from them so a big shoutout to them.”
Team USA will kick off its World Cup campaign against New Zealand on Saturday night.
