The player Tyrese Haliburton wants to see most at the Olympics? Boston Celtics vet Jrue Holiday

It might surprise you to hear that veteran Boston Celtics combo guard Jrue Holiday is the player another member of Team USA is most looking forward to seeing take the floor in the 2024 Paris Olympics. But for Indiana Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton, it’s true.

The Pacers floor general recently said as much in an interview with the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach about the guard that literally spooked him into a critical turnover that ultimately sealed Indiana’s fate in the NBA’s 2024 Eastern Conference finals. “I think he’s just the best defensive player, the best defensive guard, for sure, in the NBA,” said Haliburton.

“I’ll never be able to be like him physically, but mentally picking his brain, seeing how he does what he does at such a high level,” he added.

“That’s really the main thing, because of how elite he is defensively,” said the star Pacers guard.

“And I feel like we have a great relationship. So now that I’m around him more on a more personal basis, I think that’ll be really cool.”

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