The Pacers came into Thursday’s contest with the Celtics already down a game. By the fourth quarter, their star talent was ruled out, leaving an uncertain picture for Indiana.
Tyrese Haliburton was ruled out of Game 2 against the Celtics with leg soreness, the Pacers announced. Haliburton finished the game with only 28 minutes.
While on the court, Haliburton scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-6 from 3-point range. He also had eight assists and four rebounds with a steal, and the Pacers were plus-1 when he was on the floor.
Haliburton notched 25 points in the loss to Boston on Tuesday and has averaged 19.3 points per game in the postseason.
Here’s the latest on Haliburton’s injury.
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Tyrese Haliburton injury update
Haliburton was ruled out by the Pacers during the fourth quarter. He was subbed out with 3:44 left to play in the third for Pascal Siakam and did not return.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the injury sustained by Haliburton is to his left hamstring. The reporter noted Haliburton missed 10 games due to hamstring soreness in January from his same leg.
In those 10 games, the Pacers went 6-4, with wins against the Wizards, Hawks, Kings, 76ers, Suns and Grizzlies and losses to the Nuggets, Jazz, Sun and Nuggets.
Haliburton could not be seen on the bench prior to his removal from the game, and neither he nor Siakam or T.J. McConnell were in the game.
Siakam and McConnell were both removed from the contest with 9:25 left and have not since re-entered the game. The Celtics had a 17-point lead at the time.
This post will be updated.
