A murmur builds as Tyrese Haliburton walks through the lobby of the Bellagio on his way toward a waiting car by the front door. Tourists in line for gelato are the first to crane their heads, pointing and whispering to their friends about the 24-year-old Indiana Pacers star in the Starter jacket with red, white and blue sleeves (and, on the back, an embroidered eagle sitting atop the five Olympic rings). By the blown-glass Chihuly ceiling, more phones whip out as Kevin Durant walks by going the other direction, his hood up, before stopping Haliburton for a dap. Durant is a surefire Hall of Famer who was starring in the league when Haliburton was still in middle school. But this summer, they are peers, chasing a gold medal together in Paris for USA Basketball.
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