Tyrese Haliburton's injury status for Game 6 is utterly murky
Tyrese Haliburton's injury status for Game 6 is utterly murky
It's the biggest question for Game 6 of the 2025 NBA Finals: will Tyrese Haliburton play on Thursday night for the Indiana Pacers against the Oklahoma City Thunder?
The answer is ... up in the air. Let's go over all the facts we actually know about the injury he aggravated in Game 5 and what's been said.
In Game 5, he strained his calf and had a rough contest earlier in the week. After going 0-for-6 from the field, he had four words for reporters: 'It's the Finals, man."
'I've worked my whole life to be here," he added, "and I want to be out there to compete. Help my teammates any way I can."
That was followed up be reports that he needed an MRI, but we haven't heard much about the resuts, except that -- per The Athletic -- "Haliburton would push to play against the Oklahoma City Thunder."
Then? There was confirmation that Haliburton will be a game-time decision, which the star guard talked about:
'I have to understand the risks, ask the right questions. But I'm a competitor. I want to play. I'm going to do everything in my power to play.'
What's more: the team is prepping as if he may not play, so factor that in.
There's also a risk that if he plays and gives it his all, he could suffer something more long-term, which would be devastating for him and the Pacers. So we'll see if he suits up, if he plays more than a few minutes and if he's able to be the kind of player we've seen him be to lead the Pacers to the Finals.
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