Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton left Game 7 of the NBA Finals with an injury
The Indiana Pacers Tyrese Haliburton goalkeeper left match 7 of the NBA final in the first quarter with a right leg injury.
The Pacers announced during the second trimester that Haliburton would not come back with what they called “a lower right leg injury”. Haliburton’s father told Lisa Salters of ABC that Haliburton had suffered an injury from Achilles.
The Indiana lost the match 103-91, displaying its lowest total of the playoffs with Haliburton by missing the majority of the competition.
After receiving a pass near the top of the key, Haliburton started in Dribble before collapsing on the ground while he lost control of the ball. He repeatedly criticized the court in agony before a waiting period.
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He was removed from the ground with the help of teammates without putting pressure on his right leg.
Haliburton took a hot start before the injury. He scored nine points in seven minutes, pulling 3 out of 4 from the range of 3 points.
During the 22 Indiana qualifying games on Sunday, Haliburton was on average 17.7 points, 9 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game. It was a major catalyst for the success of pacers in the playoffs, leading several returns through the four towers.
In the first match of the final, he struck the winning shot with 0.3 seconds to play.
Haliburton had played in the last two games in the series with a straight veal strain. He was observed to be drinking earlier in the series, then seemed to worsen the calf of match 5.
“I am about the same point of view as I was before the 6th game,” said Haliburton the day before the match 7. “A little stiff, a little painful, rather. Fortunately I only had to play, like, 23 minutes. I was able to get even more treatment and do more. I just try to take care of the best possible.”
After match 6, that the Pacers won 108-91 to avoid elimination, Haliburton said that as long as he could walk, he would play.
“I look at this because I want to be there to compete with my brothers. They are guys with whom I am ready to wage war, and we had such a special year, and we have a special link as a group, and you know, I think I was fighting if I did not give him a chance,” said Haliburton.
“I just want to be there and fight and I just had to have an honest conversation with Coach, you know, if I don’t look like myself and I hurt the team, like, sitting me. Obviously, I want to be on the ground. But I want to win more than anything.”
