Tyrese Haliburton's Dad Has Gut-Wrenching Reaction to Pacers Star's Game 7 Injury

In the biggest game of Tyrese Haliburton’s NBA career, the 25-year-old guard kicked things off by silencing an overwhelmingly loud Oklahoma City Thunder home crowd on Sunday night, June 22.

Haliburton knocked down three early three-pointers and had the Indiana Pacers pushing the Thunder before the absolute worst-case, heart-breaking scenario played out.

With just over five minutes remaining in the first quarter of Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, Haliburton drove to his left, slipped and was immediately seen screaming and banging on the floor in pain. When he eventually got to his feet, he had to be helped off the court and couldn’t put pressure on his leg while heading back to the locker room. 

Tyrese Haliburton went down with an injury in Game 7. pic.twitter.com/AZ1uk65dFg

— ESPN (@espn) June 23, 2025

The entire Pacers team circled around Haliburton on the floor before he was taken off, and it was a moment that fans simply couldn't believe. It was gut-wrenching for the Pacers guard, and the pain of the moment could be seen when cameras panned to his father, in tears, watching the scene unfold from the stands, as CBS Sports highlighted.

Tyrese Haliburton's father's reaction. pic.twitter.com/7IERRNYDZY

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 23, 2025

As brutal as the moment was, it's even tougher to watch considering the fact that Haliburton was already battling through a calf strain. The two-time NBA All-Star willed the Pacers to a Game 6 victory at home to force Game 7 on Sunday in Oklahoma City, and was still pushing through the initial injury in pursuit of his first championship.

The rest of the Pacers were forced to face the tall task of keeping their eye on a title, while still unquestionably worrying about their young star guard and the Game 7 injury.

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