Tyrese Haliburton injury update: Pacers guard questionable for Game 3 vs. Celtics after hurting hamstring

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton suffered a hamstring injury during Thursday night’s 126-110 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. Haliburton exited the game with just under three minutes left in the third quarter and limped to the locker room. Shortly afterward, the Pacers ruled their point guard out for the rest of the game with left hamstring soreness. He finished with 10 points, eight assists and four rebounds in 28 minutes.

The Pacers are trailing 2-0 in the series, and Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday evening in Indiana. Haliburton was listed as questionable as of Friday night.

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said after Game 2 that Haliburton’s hamstring was sore at halftime, but he elected to test it during the third quarter.

“He gave it a shot and gave it all the effort that he could,” Carlisle said. “It wasn’t going well. So the trainers determined that he needed to go to the back and get worked on.”

The injury appeared to take place as Haliburton defended Celtics forward Jayson Tatum. Moving laterally, Haliburton took an awkward step and grimaced as he stumbled sideways.

The injury is extra worrisome for the Pacers given that Haliburton missed 10 games during the regular season with a left hamstring strain, the same one that he hurt on Thursday. After an incredible start to the season, Haliburton’s numbers dipped significantly following his return from the injury at the end of January. Some speculated that he may have returned earlier than usual in an effort to meet the league’s newly imposed 65-game threshold for awards consideration.

Pre-injury

23.6

12.5

49.7%

40.3%

Post-injury

16.8

9.3

45.5%

32.4%

Even with the statistical decline, Haliburton still led the league in assists per game (10.9) and was named to the All-NBA Third Team on Wednesday, an accomplishment which allows him to receive an extra $41 million on the contract extension he signed last offseason.

The engine of Indiana’s high-octane offense, Haliburton has gone through an up-and-down postseason, with averages of 18.7 points, 8.2…

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Author : Colin Ward-Henninger

Publish date : 2024-05-24 22:29:20

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