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Pacers Give Injury Update on Tyrese Haliburton Ahead of Game 6

Tyrese Haliburton dribbles against the Thunder. | Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

With their season on the line, the Indiana Pacers will have the services of their star.

Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton will play Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, coach Rick Carlisle announced Thursday afternoon.

"Tyrese is going to play. He was strength tested at 5 p.m. and did very well. He went through walkthrough and there’s no set minutes limit," Carlilse told reporters.

Haliburton, 25, has been battling a calf injury throughout the series. He attempted six field goals and made none in Game 5, as the Thunder moved within one win of an NBA championship.

The fifth-year guard made his second All-NBA team this season after overcoming a slow start, and etched his name into Indiana sports lore with a slew of clutch shots in the postseason.

In the Finals, however, Oklahoma City has managed to slow him—holding him to 15 points per game, three below his career postseason average.


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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Pacers Give Injury Update on Tyrese Haliburton Ahead of Game 6.

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