Buddy Hield wasted no time finding the scoring column Thursday night.
And he did so in record-breaking fashion.
The Indiana Pacers sharp-shooter grabbed a game-opening jump ball out of midair that Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen had swatted his way, pivoted at the top of the key and cooly connected on a 3-pointer to give Indiana a 3-0 lead -- just 3 seconds into the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Buddy Hield wasted NO TIME after the tip ud83dude33 pic.twitter.com/V3ugqywjIE
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 30, 2022
According to ESPN Stats & Information, the bucket is the fastest made 3-pointer in the play-by-play era (since 1996-97).