8:21 pm: ESPN’s Lisa Salters spoke to Haliburton’s father prior to the end of the first half and he confirmed that his son suffered an Achilles injury (Twitter video link). The team will likely be conducting more tests to confirm the diagnosis, but if it’s an Achilles tear for Haliburton, it could cost him the entire 2025/26 season. 7:50 pm: Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton has … [Read more...] about Tyrese Haliburton Exits Game 7 With Achilles Injury
NBA Finals Notes: Game 7, Thunder, Pacers, Predictions, More
Sunday’s Game 7 between the Thunder and Pacers is a “perfect coda” to an enthralling playoffs and an “all-time classic” NBA Finals, writes Sam Amick of The Athletic. It’s the first Game 7 in the Finals since 2016, when Cleveland came back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat Golden State. “I’m very much looking forward to Game 7,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said (story via Tim … [Read more...] about NBA Finals Notes: Game 7, Thunder, Pacers, Predictions, More
Pacers Notes: Haliburton, Siakam, Game 6 Strategy
The Pacers weren’t sure if they would have Tyrese Haliburton for Game 6 due to a strained right calf, but there are no worries heading into Sunday’s series finale at Oklahoma City, writes Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star. Haliburton is still getting around-the-clock treatment on the calf, but he vowed at Saturday’s media session that he’ll be in the lineup. “I’m pretty … [Read more...] about Pacers Notes: Haliburton, Siakam, Game 6 Strategy
New York Notes: Toppin, Knicks’ Coaching Search, Nets’ Draft, Demin
The Knicks‘ decision to sell cheaply on Obi Toppin two years ago is looking worse as he plays an important role for the Pacers in the NBA Finals, writes Kristian Winfield of The New York Daily News. After being selected with the eighth pick in the 2020 draft, Toppin had three productive years in New York, but he didn’t appear to have a future while being stuck behind starting … [Read more...] about New York Notes: Toppin, Knicks’ Coaching Search, Nets’ Draft, Demin
Poll: Who Will Win Game 7 Of NBA Finals?
For the first time since 2016, there will be a Game 7 in the NBA Finals. The last time an NBA Finals went the distance, Cleveland completed a comeback from a 3-1 series deficit against the 73-win Warriors, with a LeBron James chase-down block and a Kyrie Irving three-pointer in the final two minutes of Game 7 helping to seal the first championship in Cavaliers franchise … [Read more...] about Poll: Who Will Win Game 7 Of NBA Finals?