14-Year NBA Veteran Calls Out Tyrese Haliburton
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Celtics Wire on MSNIs Tyrese Haliburton is a better closer than Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum?Given what we have seen from Haliburton with the Pacers so far in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, there is a case that Hali is indeed a better closer.
The thing is, Haliburton's greatness is impossible to ignore. It's flashy and gaudy and has come in the form of four buzzer-beaters or go-ahead shots in the final five seconds of the fourth quarter or in overtime this postseason. (He has five in his career.)
Early in the contest play-by-play man Mike Breen brought up the anonymous player poll from The Athletic in which a dozen or so NBA players named Haliburton the most overrated play
OKLAHOMA CITY — Tyrese Haliburton hasn’t just powered the Indiana Pacers to their first NBA Finals appearance in 25 years. He has inspired a gold rush with his clutch shooting.
When someone hits a last-second shot, the moment is chaotic, riveting and pressure-packed, and not only for the athletes.
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