Heading into Sunday's Game 7, Indiana appeared to be poised for an extended run of contention led by its brilliant superstar point guard. In the blink of an eye, everything changed.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton, who was playing with a strained right calf, went down with a lower right leg injury in the first quarter of Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night and immediately began punching the court in frustration.

Tyrese Haliburton injured his Achilles tendon in Game 7 of 2025 NBA Finals, his father told ESPN. The injury will sideline Pacers star vs. Thunder.