Sources: Haliburton believed to have calf strain

Indiana Pacers prima Tyrese Haliburton is believed to person suffered a strained close calf and volition acquisition an MRI to find the severity of the injury, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania connected Tuesday.

Haliburton aggravated his calf wounded successful the archetypal 4th of Monday's 120-109 nonaccomplishment to the Oklahoma City Thunder successful Game 5 of the NBA Finals, but helium returned successful the 2nd 4th with the calf wrapped and finished the game.

Pacers manager Rick Carlisle acknowledged his prima defender was not 100% aft the game, but Haliburton made it wide helium had nary plans successful missing Game 6 with Indiana's play connected the line.

"If I tin walk, past I privation to play," Haliburton said.

Game 6 is Thursday nighttime successful Indianapolis. The Pacers way 3-2 successful the series.

Haliburton played 34 minutes successful Game 5, but finished without a tract goal, missing each six of his changeable attempts. He finished with 4 points (along with six assists and 7 rebounds), the lowest scoring full of his playoff career. It marked the archetypal clip helium has finished a postseason crippled without making a tract goal.

After his postgame quality league pursuing Game 2, Haliburton limped disconnected with what was aboriginal revealed to beryllium a close ankle injury. On Monday, helium acknowledged this wounded was successful the "same area."

Haliburton is averaging 15 points, 7.2 assists and 6.2 rebounds connected 45% shooting done the archetypal 5 games of the series.