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Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton said he expects to be good to go for Team USA training camp as he recovers from a hamstring injury suffered during the NBA playoffs, per the Indianapolis Star’s Dustin Dopirak.
“The hamstring is good,” Haliburton said on Friday. “… Today I ran for the first time full speed. I got another three weeks before USA. I feel good. I’m really excited to get out there and do that.”
Haliburton, who missed Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics, will need to report to Las Vegas in just a few weeks to begin preparing for the Paris Olympics, which begin in July. This year marks Haliburton’s first time competing in the Olympics.
Haliburton initially suffered a hamstring injury in January, forcing him to miss 10 games. He injured the same hamstring in Game 2 of the conference finals as the Celtics swept the Pacers.
Haliburton continued his trajectory upwards during the 2023-24 season, averaging 20.1 points per game and leading the league in assists with 10.9 per game. He had a strong showing in his first playoff appearance, but ultimately was sidelined and unable to help Indiana reach the Finals for the first time since 2000.
Now, the rising star will look to get his hamstring to 100 percent and help lead Team USA to a gold medal. Haliburton was a member of the 2023 FIBA World Cup team that finished in fourth place—which marked just one of seven times Team USA has finished outside of the top three.
Haliburton will join Team USA veterans like LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant along with newcomers like Anthony Edwards and Joel Embiid in Paris this summer.
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