Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton will play in Sport 6 of the NBA Finals, regardless of a strained proper calf.
Haliburton’s standing was questionable after injuring himself on a drive throughout Sport 5. With the season — and championship — on the road, he has acquired the inexperienced gentle to play. The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder lead the collection 3-2 and may clinch the title with a victory.
Simply caught up with Tyrese Haliburton. “I simply needed to hear that it was okay [to play]. That’s all I wanted to listen to, actually. I do know the dangers, I do know all the things that comes with it. Simply needed to hear it was okay.”
— Tony East (@TonyREast) June 19, 2025
Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle addressed the media pre-game concerning the matter.
“Tyrese is gonna play, he was power examined at 5 p.m. and did very nicely,” Carlisle mentioned. “Went by means of [the] walk-through, there’s no set minutes restrict. We’ll watch and monitor issues very intently from the start of the sport by means of everything of the sport. We’ll go from there.”
“Tyrese is gonna play… he was strength-tested at 5pm and did very nicely. Went by means of walkthrough, there’s no set minutes restrict. We’ll watch and monitor issues very intently.”
– Coach Carlisle on Haliburton’s standing in tonight’s must-win Sport 6 pic.twitter.com/CNpD4YF5NX
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When Oklahoma Metropolis head coach Mark Daigneault addressed the media, he indicated Haliburton will obtain the identical respect he at all times does.
“He’s an important participant, and that’s one factor we all know, it’s that you simply don’t underestimate nice gamers in these conditions,” he mentioned. “We count on him to return out and play like an important participant would play.”
How Will Thunder Guard Haliburton?
Primarily based on Daigneault’s assertion, it seems as if Luguentz Dort will hold the project on Haliburton. He has face-guarded Haliburton just about all collection, so count on that to proceed.
There have been stretches in Sport 5 the place that didn’t really feel vital. Haliburton was a whole shell of himself and completely unassertive. One can see the sense, although, within the Thunder wanting to take care of their very own depth stage and never giving even the slightest little bit of confidence to Haliburton.
Indiana will definitely be glad it may well depend on Haliburton on this essential sport, nevertheless it stays to be seen how efficient he’ll be. Past him, the Pacers will nonetheless want sturdy performances from Andrew Nembhard, T.J. McConnell and Ben Sheppard on the guard spots.
Depth has been the story for the Pacers all postseason and this can be their largest take a look at but.
