Tyrese Haliburton made all sorts of waves on social media after he hit a mind-blowing game-winner in the Indiana Pacers' 111-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.
Haliburton showcased his clutch gene yet again to lead Indiana to a 15-point comeback victory against the Thunder at Paycom Center, including a go-ahead mid-range deuce with just 0.3 seconds remaining in the game.
NBA legend Dwyane Wade was like every other NBA fan who was completely blown away by Haliburton's clutch heroics. His podcast, "The WY Network," uploaded a video of Wade's live reaction to the epic NBA Finals moment.
After seeing Haliburton's game-winning effort, Wade just had one word to describe the Pacers guard: "Superstar."
Wade jumped out of his seat after seeing Haliburton's shot hit the bottom of the net. The Hall of Famer was left in disbelief and had to take a few seconds to compose himself before he was able to make his one-word declaration about Haliburton.
The Pacers guard did not exactly have his best performance of the playoffs in Game 1--at least by his high standards. Haliburton finished with 14 points on 6-of-13 shooting, to go along with 10 rebounds, six assists, a block and two triples in 39 minutes.
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0).
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0).
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However, the fact that he was still able to win the game for Indiana despite his rather pedestrian outing just speaks volumes about how clutch this young man truly is.
Dwyane Wade seems to agree with this notion.