On Sunday, the Oklahoma City Thunder finally finished business, beating the Indiana Pacers 103-91 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. It was a huge accomplishment for a team that seemed destined to be crowned throughout the regular season. Unfortunately, this accomplishment was marred by what happened toward the end of the first quarter.
After a ridiculous playoff run where he seemed always to show up when his team needed him, Tyrese Haliburton started Game 7 much the same, draining three 3-point shots to quickly apply pressure to OKC’s defense. Then, with just under five minutes left in the first quarter, the worst-case scenario reared its ugly head — on a simple step move off an inbound, Haliburton went down in a heap and agonizingly started slamming his hand against the court. Though all anyone could do was speculate at that point, it was quite obvious what happened: Haliburton had torn his Achilles, which became even more obvious after the replay in which you can see his calf violently vibrate before he stumbled to the floor.
