It was not the Game 7 Tyrese Haliburton had in mind for the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals.
The Pacers’ All-Star point guard suffered a right lower leg injury against the OKC Thunder on On Monday (PH time), June 23, which cut his Game 7 short.
Injury Update: Tyrese Haliburton (right lower leg injury) will not return to tonight's game.
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) June 23, 2025
He had to be carried off the floor after going down with 4:55 remaining in the first quarter.
Tyrese Haliburton went down with an injury in Game 7.
— ESPN (@espn) June 23, 2025
Haliburton had been playing through a right calf strain and got off to a hot start, scoring nine of Indiana’s first 14 points — all on three-pointers — in just seven minutes before the injury.
Entering Game 7, Haliburton was averaging 14.8 points, 6.8 assists, and 5.3 rebounds in the title series. In an additional report on the broadcast, Lisa Salters said Haliburton's father John confirmed that Tyrese suffered a torn Achilles tendon.
However, the Pacers entered halftime with a 48-47 lead with Pascal Siakam leading the way with 10 points.
ANDREW NEMBHARD FOR THE LEAD TO END THE HALF 🔥🔥
— NBA (@NBA) June 23, 2025
It's a ONE-POINT GAME at the break of GAME 7 on ABC 👀
