Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers’ worst nightmare was realized when he appeared to tear both his calf or Achilles. The harm occurred within the first quarter of Recreation 7. Haliburton’s father, John, confirmed to ESPN it’s certainly an Achilles harm. He is not going to return.
With 5 minutes remaining within the first quarter, Haliburton caught the ball above the arc and pump-faked earlier than driving to the basket. As he drove by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Haliburton appeared to pop his calf/Achilles area. He instantly went to the ground, writhing in ache, and was helped off the court docket.
Haliburton had a terrific begin to the sport, scoring 9 factors in seven minutes on three triples.
The sequence of occasions over the previous couple of video games brings again disagreeable reminiscences of when Kevin Durant suffered the same destiny in the course of the 2019 NBA Finals.
Durant had missed time within the 2019 playoffs as a result of a calf pressure, solely to return for Recreation 5 of the Finals. He then ruptured his Achilles within the first half of motion.
Haliburton efficiently performed 22 minutes in Recreation 6 after struggling a calf pressure in Recreation 5.
Within the absence of Haliburton, the Pacers might be pressured to rely closely on Andrew Nembhard, TJ McConnell and Ben Sheppard.
Tyrese Haliburton went down with an harm in Recreation 7. pic.twitter.com/AZ1uk65dFg
— ESPN (@espn) June 23, 2025
NBA Gamers Rally Round Haliburton
Whereas the Pacers, which lead 48-47 at halftime, look to place up a combat within the absence of their celebrity, NBA gamers despatched of their nicely needs and disappointment over the harm on social media.
Los Angeles Lakers celebrity LeBron James shared his frustration whereas New York Knicks stars Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Cities all tweeted prayers.
Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Karl-Anthony Cities all providing their assist to Tyrese Haliburton. pic.twitter.com/0EgFKR2UBK
— KnicksMuse (@KnicksMuse) June 23, 2025
FUCK!!!!!!!! 🤦🏾♂️🙏🏾
— LeBron James (@KingJames) June 23, 2025
