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Lakers star LeBron James shoots a layup in front of the Indiana Pacers’ Buddy Hield (7) during the first half of the In-Season Tournament championship game on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) chases a loose ball against Indiana Pacers guard Buddy Hield (7) and forward Aaron Nesmith (23) during the second quarter.

The Pacers have a young core of players led by Haliburton and Hield alongside Andrew Nembhard, Nesmith, and a veteran big man in Myles Turner.

But despite all these run-ins with Hield, Mazzulla doesn’t appear to have any animosity — or at least none that he showed — toward the veteran guard.

Hield cashes in on 4.2 treys per game.

NBA officials initially charged Hield with a foul, but upon further review, that call was overturned which proved to haunt the Celtics down the line.

So the choice came down to turning Hield into a package of second-round picks or letting him play out the season and then walk in the summer.

Buddy Hield added 19 points off the bench for Sacramento, which set a franchise record with 21 3-pointers.

Hield converted 5 of 11 from behind the arc.

Sacramento Kings player Buddy Hield in the 3-point contest during NBA All Star Saturday Night at United Center.

With a new setting, Hield may even fulfill his potential.

Hield is averaging 20.5 points, while Fox, maybe the fastest player in the NBA, is putting up 17.2 points and 7.2 assists.

And Buddy Hield was not born in 1993.

Buddy Hield had another good game and the Kings have won five of six.

Hield scored 27 points for the Kings.

Hield told NBC Sports Bay Area that the Kings were indeed aware of his age, and Sacramento general manager Vlade Divac confirmed that the organization had the correct birthdate.

Russell Westbrook, Trae Young, and Buddy Hield appeared at UCLA-Oklahoma in Norman, repping their various alma maters.