{"id":7693,"date":"2025-06-23T01:49:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T01:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=7693"},"modified":"2025-06-23T01:49:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T01:49:44","slug":"pacers-star-tyrese-haliburton-leaves-game-7-of-the-nba-finals-with-injury-wont-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=7693","title":{"rendered":"Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton leaves Game 7 of the NBA Finals with injury, won&#8217;t return"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Haliburton has been playing through the last two games of the series with a right calf strain.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tyrese Haliburton Leaves game 7 The Worse Way #nba\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XCwLPwmHFE8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"anchor-ecd4ea\">Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton left&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/nba\/live-blog\/nba-finals-game-7-thunder-pacers-live-updates-rcna214091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Game 7 of the NBA Finals&nbsp;<\/a>in the first quarter with a right leg injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1239.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1239.png 640w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1239-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"anchor-83df34\">The Pacers announced during the second quarter that Haliburton would not return with what they called \u201ca lower right leg injury,\u201d per the ABC broadcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1240.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1240.png 640w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1240-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"anchor-f7f44d\">After he received a pass near the top of the key, Haliburton began to dribble before he collapsed to the floor as he lost control of the ball. He repeatedly slammed the court in agony before a timeout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1247-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1247-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1247-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1247-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1247.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"anchor-7156d7\">He was taken off the floor with the help of teammates without putting any pressure on his right leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"anchor-9543f9\">Haliburton was off to a hot start before the injury. He scored nine points in seven minutes, shooting 3-of-4 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1242-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1242-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1242-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1242-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1242-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1242.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"anchor-1e0f4e\">In Indiana\u2019s 22 playoff games entering Sunday, Haliburton was averaging 17.7 points, 9 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game. He has been a major catalyst for the Pacers\u2019 postseason success, leading multiple comebacks through the four rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1243.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1243.png 639w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1243-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"anchor-ce8be3\">In Game 1 of the Finals,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/nba\/live-blog\/pacers-okc-thunder-nba-finals-live-updates-rcna210804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he hit the game-winning shot<\/a>&nbsp;with 0.3 seconds left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"anchor-46bd63\">Haliburton had been playing through the last two games of the series with a right calf strain. He was observed limping earlier in the series, then appeared to aggravate the calf in Game 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1244.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1244.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1244-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"anchor-7fddd3\">\u201cI\u2019m pretty much in the same standpoint I was before Game 6,\u201d Haliburton said the day before Game 7. \u201cA little stiff, a little sore, rather. Good thing I only had to play, like, 23 minutes. I\u2019ve been able to get even more treatment and do more things. Just trying to take care of it the best I can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1245-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1245-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1245-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1245-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1245-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1245-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"anchor-37b9e0\">After Game 6, which the Pacers won 108-91 to avoid elimination, Haliburton said that as long as he could walk, he would play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1248-1024x580.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1248-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1248-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1248-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1248-1536x870.png 1536w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1248-2048x1160.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"anchor-f0da2d\">\u201cI just look at it as I want to be out there to compete with my brothers. These are guys that I\u2019m willing to go to war with, and we\u2019ve had such a special year, and we have a special bond as a group, and you know, I think I\u2019d beat myself up if I didn\u2019t give it a chance,\u201d Haliburton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1246-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1246-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1246-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1246-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1246-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1246.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"anchor-26528e\">\u201cI just want to be out there and fight and just had to have an honest conversation with Coach that, you know, if I didn\u2019t look like myself and was hurting the team, like, sit me down. Obviously, I want to be on the floor. But I want to win more than anything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haliburton has been playing through the last two games of the series with a right calf strain. Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton left&nbsp;Game 7 of the NBA Finals&nbsp;in the first quarter with a right leg injury. The Pacers announced during the second quarter that Haliburton would not return with what they called \u201ca lower right [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[807,975,800,801],"class_list":["post-7693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-keynews","tag-nba","tag-topkey-2","tag-topkeynews-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7693"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7705,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7693\/revisions\/7705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}