2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 3-3, Game 7 Sunday!)

[Bird4Three]

Indiana need to rally around this and play their hearts out.

[threethehardway]

I **** told everyone you don't play him. TOLD EVERYONE.

I'm pissed. Everyone told me I'm stupid. Goodbye next season too

He would have hated him self if he didn't. He would do this again even if he knew it was gonna happen.

It doesn't matter what he wants. It's what is best for the player.

A good coach won't play him. A good training team would tell him not to play.

[stillgotgame]

Toronto fans standing and cheering.
Oops, wrong season.

[___Rand___]

His muscle snapped... oh no.

I've had that happen before playing tennis. It's excuriating and it bruises immediately.

Was that your calf?

[Wallace_Wallace]

This can’t happen to him, he’s been showing heart this whole postseason:(

[OriginalRed]

And this is why you take care of business when you can. That Game 4 loss will haunt Indy forever if they lose this.

[bkohler]

This is awful. I didn’t have a dog in the fight before but now I hope the pacers pull it out

[Mean_Streets]

From an OKC fan desperate to win this game, this is a terrible terrible situation. Haliburton had started very strongly and was meeting the moment and I feel awful for him.

Go OKC!

[Blame Rasho]

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[Tracymcgoaty]

**** injuries to hell and back.

[mdonnelly1989]

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TJ's up. And if they win, TJ's getting a statue in Indiana

[shotsquatch]

The pain on his face. Devastating. Cannot imagine what he's feeling right now.

[Romeiro Celtic]

Thats a calf tear, mate… Awful news for Indiana

[Wolves21]

Clealry his popped and he's finished and will probably miss a ton if not all of next season.But I give him mad props for going out and playing seriously hurt these last few games and rolling the dice know how impact he is for his team and tying to win a ring.

Please nobody second guess why he played and why the Pacers where playing him.

[WestbrookGOATed]

I don't think it's hate. It's a game 7 and both teams have been pretty even, so at that point it's just who you like more. Judging by the cockiness about the voting on your/thunder fans end, maybe that's why some people are going for Indy

We won 68 games and had an all time great season but aren't getting the respect we deserve. It's not cockiness just annoying more than anything. This franchise and fanbase has done nothing to deserve the hate they're getting.

You are getting plenty of respect, imo. Most people consider this year's Thunder an ATG team and it's without a doubt an ATG defense. Pacers fans and media have also consistently praised your team and generally picked you to beat us.

Sure, some of the more trolly posters here will talk some **** but that's what they always do to favorites.

Yeah sorry if I wasn't clear I wasn't talking about Pacers fans. Just all the hate from the neutral fans/trolls. Pacers fans have been great.

[jokeboy86]

How many more times does playing a guy with a calf strain only to tear his achilles have to happen before it becomes common practice to just not do it.

It's tough because the players could also be lying to the doctors as far as their pain threshold.

[oikosnomos]

It’s absolutely an Achilles. Full tear. Sorry Pacer fans.

[Dubnation]

Wait why are you guys saying achilles?

We've seen it all too often. It's an easy call. Plus it's happened to me.

[Jedi32]

Seen it pop wow. Hoping for the best

[VINO 24]

Haliburton screaming no no no. This the worst thing I’ve ever seen