Indiana Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton has “every intention of playing” in Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, ESPN’s Shams Charania said Thursday afternoon on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said Wednesday that Haliburton would be a game-time decision. Haliburton sustained a right calf injury during the team’s 120-109 loss in Game 5 on Monday.
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He finished with just four points after shooting 0-for-6 from the field in what was the worst game of his memorable, and mostly clutch, playoff run.
“The Pacers have a walkthrough this afternoon, so approximately around 5 p.m. ET they’re hopeful to know definitively whether Tyrese Haliburton should be able to play or not,” Charania said on the “McAfee Show.”
Charania continued while on with McAfee: “Unless there’s some kind of a setback there — if he shows some signs where the medical team has to come in and step in and say, ‘Listen, we can’t throw you out there.’ But he’s fully intending to be out there tonight. He’s going to gut it out. I would expect him to have some padding on that calf. But, listen, it’s a calf strain. He’s definitely got to be careful. But as long as he can get out there, I would expect Tyrese Haliburton to try to play tonight.”
This breaking news story will be updated.
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