Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton to have MRI on calf per report
Indiana Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton is believed to have strained his right calf in Monday's loss in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to ESPN. He will undergo an MRI to determine the severity of the injury.
He left the game and had a wrap on his leg on the bench but came back in and managed to play 34 minutes. However, it was obvious the Pacers' All-NBA point guard was hobbled and he finished the game without making a basket (0-for-6 from the field), scoring only on four free throws.
"He's not 100%," Carlisle said. "It's pretty clear. But I don't think he's going to miss the next game. We were concerned at halftime, and he insisted on playing. I thought he made a lot of really good things happen in the second half. But he's not 100%. There's a lot of guys in the series that aren't."
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After the game, Haliburton said the injury is in the "same area" as the knock he took in Game 2 but said he didn't "know if they're related." Haliburton had been getting treatment on his right ankle but the wrap he wore on the bench was around his calf.
There are three grades of calf strains according to the bostonsportsmedicine.com:
First degree/mild: A pulled muscle with a structural disruption of less than 5%. There's a 1-3 week recovery period.
Second degree/moderate: More significant but incomplete muscle tear. Recovery period is 3-6 weeks.
Third degree/severe: A complete tear of the muscle/tendon unit and can take months to fully heal.
Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton is believed to have suffered a strained right calf and will undergo an MRI to determine the severity of the strain, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/4FTIoB1RVU
'It's the NBA Finals," Haliburton said. "It's the Finals, man. I've worked my whole life to be here. I want to be out there to compete and help my teammates any way I can. I was not great (Monday) but any means, but it's not really a thought in my mind to not play. If I can walk, I want to play. They understand that. It is what it is and gotta get ready to go for Game 6.'
He dished out six assists and had six rebounds but also committed three turnovers and was -13 for the game.
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