USMNT striker Folarin Balogun scored in the 82nd minute of a 6-0 win over Haiti on Saturday and celebrated with Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard’s iconic "Dame Time" wrist-point gesture.
Balogun entered the match off the bench in the 66th minute and scored the game’s sixth goal. He pointed repeatedly to his wrist as he ran toward USMNT substitutes. He had performed the same gesture after a 75th-minute goal that was disallowed following VAR review.
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Balogun posted a clip of the celebration and a photo of Lillard doing the motion on X after the match. It marks the second time he has used an NBA player’s signature celebration after scoring for the USMNT. In the World Cup round of 32 against Bosnia and Herzegovina, he performed LeBron James’ "silencer" motion — first after a disallowed goal, then again after his official opening tally.
Lillard is a guard for the Portland Trail Blazers, age 36, in his 15th NBA season. He was selected sixth overall by Portland in the 2012 NBA draft.
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