Insult To Injury For Indiana Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton; Achilles Injury Confirmation Looms
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Tyrese Haliburton of the Pacers suffered an Achilles injury in Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Thunder, leading to a 103-91 defeat.
Basketball can be cruel sometimes. It sure was for the Indiana Pacers' superstar Tyrese Haliburton, who was forced to an early injury exit in their NBA Finals Game 7 defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.
Pacers talisman Haliburton — the pivotal figure in Indiana's run through the playoffs — was at the receiving end of a cruel joke that the NBA gods played on him, adding insult to injury literally.
In the first quarter of Game 7, Haliburton was left in misery — after he tumbled to the court in a heap, when he immediately began punching the floor in frustration with what is believed to be an Achilles injuryburton got off to a strong start, scoring 9 points in 3-of-5 shooting.
And it was all downhill for the Pacers since then.
The 25-year-old, who had been nursing a right calf strain since last week, hobbled off the court supported by Pacers backroom staff, and was later seen on crutches following Indiana's 103-91 defeat.
'What happened with Tyrese, all of our hearts dropped," Carlisle said in a post-game press conference.
'But he will be back. I don't have any medical information about what may or may not have happened, but he'll be back in time, and I believe he'll make a full recovery."
Haliburton's father earlier told ESPN his son had suffered an Achilles injury. The Pacers said Haliburton exited with a 'lower right leg injury."
Carlisle, meanwhile, saluted Haliburton's role in an against-the-odds run to the brink of an NBA championship.
'He authored one of the great individual playoff runs in the history of the NBA, with dramatic play after dramatic play. It was just something that no one's ever seen."Coach Carlisle on Tyrese Haliburton's 2025 playoff run. pic.twitter.com/vy6yJ5SFGT
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) June 23, 2025
'He authored one of the great individual playoff runs in the history of the NBA with dramatic play after dramatic play," Carlisle said.
'It was just something that no one's ever seen, and he did it as one of 17. You know, that's the beautiful thing about him. As great a player as he is, it's always a team thing. So, our hearts go out to him."
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