{"id":146274,"date":"2025-06-22T21:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T01:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=146274"},"modified":"2025-06-22T21:44:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T01:44:14","slug":"pacers-tyrese-haliburton-father-game-7-achilles-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/22\/pacers-tyrese-haliburton-father-game-7-achilles-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacers Star&#8217;s Father Confirms Worst Case Game 7 Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder clash in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, there&#8217;s an acrid taste in the mouth&#8217;s of everyone watching and it has nothing to do with the players giving their all <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/22\/thunder-pacers-best-prop-bets-for-game-7-of-nba-finals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">to win a championship<\/a>. Well, not the ones that are still on the floor. With that being said, Pacers floor general <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/halibty01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyrese Haliburton<\/a> hasn&#8217;t been on the court since the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Based on what&#8217;s been seen and heard, he won&#8217;t be back for the rest of the game.<\/p>\n<h2>Pacers Star&#8217;s Father Confirms The Worst Case Game 7 Scenario<\/h2>\n<p>At halftime, Haliburton&#8217;s father (John) confirmed the worst.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tyrese Haliburton&#8217;s dad, John, tells <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saltersl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@saltersl<\/a> that his son has an Achilles injury and is watching the game from the locker room in good spirits. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hmP206jamK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/hmP206jamK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1936956231983288537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When his son was slapping the hardwood in tears, it was because he had sustained a significant Achilles injury, ESPN&#8217;s Lisa Salters relays. The rising star is not only the third Pacers player to rupture this Achilles this season, but the third NBA player to have this season&#8217;s playoff run cut short by it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146280\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-146280\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26512229_168404789_lowres-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26512229_168404789_lowres-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26512229_168404789_lowres-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26512229_168404789_lowres-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26512229_168404789_lowres-1536x1124.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26512229_168404789_lowres.jpg 1940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jun 22, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) reacts after suffering an injury during the first quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder during game seven of the 2025 NBA Finals at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The two-time All-Star remains in the locker room, where he&#8217;s accompanied by his family.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ilSoRKMiYc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ilSoRKMiYc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gonzalo V\u00e1zquez (@GVazquezNY) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GVazquezNY\/status\/1936943596613022096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At halftime, the Pacers led the Thunder by a one-point margin (48-47). Haliburton finished the game with nine points in seven minutes. In that short time, he went 3-4 from 3, knocking down multiple shots beyond the hashmark.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MAKE IT 3 TRIPLES TO START FOR HALIBURTON \ud83c\udfaf\ud83c\udfaf\ud83c\udfaf<\/p>\n<p>The Pacers star is ON FIRE in the 1Q of Game 7 on ABC! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SLMFVPzGjq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/SLMFVPzGjq<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YxNU8h9tsi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/YxNU8h9tsi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1936942361420198103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>(Note: Haliburton&#8217;s official diagnosis has yet to have been revealed.)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"modal-image-setImageMetadata\">\n<p class=\"ng-binding\">\u00a9 Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder clash in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, there&#8217;s an acrid taste in the mouth&#8217;s of everyone watching and it has nothing to do with the players giving their all to win a championship. Well, not the ones that are still on the floor. 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