Indiana Pacers take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in a do-or-die NBA Finals Game 6 on Thursday night and all eyes would be on their star player Tyrese Haliburton and his injury.
Haliburton is dealing with a calf injury that impacted his play in NBA Finals Game 5, and it hit the Pacers hard. Coming into Game 6, they are 3-2 behind in the series and just one lose away from losing it all.
The Pacers have relied on Haliburton a lot throughout the NBA Finals and his clutch performances have seperated victory and defeat for Thursday's home team. So is Tyrese Haliburton playing tonight?
Tyrese Haliburton injury update: Will the Indiana Pacers star play in Game 6?
Tyrese Haliburton will play Thursday night in the must-win NBA Finals Game 6 for the Indiana Pacers against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Team's head coach Rick Carlisle told reporters pregame that he will not be facing a restriction in minutes despite dealing with a calf injury suffered in Game 5 on Monday. The Pacers trail the Thunder, 3-2, and need to force a Game 7 to continue the series.
"Tyrese is gonna play... he was strength-tested at 5pm and did very well. Went through walkthrough, there's no set minutes limit. We will watch and monitor things very closely," Carlisle said on the issue.
{{/usCountry}}"Tyrese is gonna play... he was strength-tested at 5pm and did very well. Went through walkthrough, there's no set minutes limit. We will watch and monitor things very closely," Carlisle said on the issue.
{{/usCountry}}Haliburton was seen in the pre-game warm-up and it looks like he is ready to take on the NBA finals challege.
Tyrese Haliburton had made it clear even after the NBA Finals Game 5 that he would be doing everything to play for the team.
“I think I have to be as smart as I want to be. Have to understand the risks, ask the right questions. I’m a competitor. I want to play. I’m going to do everything in my power to play. That’s just what it is,” he had said.
Haliburton is averaging 17.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and a league-best 9.1 assists per game during the playoffs. He has averaged 15 points, 6.2 rebounds and 7.2 assists per games in the finals.