A shocking and tragic injury for the Pacers and NBA star boy Tyrese Haliburton has shades of not only Kevin Durant’s achilles tear in the 2019 NBA finals, but has worrying undertones of Derrick Rose’ career finishing ACL back in 2012, as the new biggest ‘What if?’ in NBA history has been crowned.
A playoff campaign of constant clutch moments, excitement and joy for Pacers fans, and nothing but fun for their new face of the franchise Tyrese Haliburton, until arguably the worst NBA finals moment in recent memory struck. An achilles tear late in the first quarter ended the game for Haliburton, resulting in an injury the NBA would never forget.
An injury identical to Kevin Durant in the Golden State Warriors 2019 finals series versus the Toronto Raptors, Halliburton's carried much more weight, his first shot at NBA championship glory, and with the world on his shoulders, and every Pacers fan with their eyes on his game, the injury may be one harder than ever to recover from.
Being known as the biggest ‘What if?’ player will haunt him, but successful recovery will only mean improvement for him, but as a team, and as a memory, it is one that will constantly be remembered. Tears and screams show Haliburton’s faith and hopes washed away in seconds, and unlike any other NBA finals moment, silence and grief spread across the NBA world.
Forget blockbuster plays, and fanbase glory, Halliburton's injury is one the Pacers, Indiana and the NBA world will never forget, and for a player who did so much, had so much joy, and brought so much entertainment and excitement to this years playoffs, the injury is hurtful for any fan, even the neutral, and could go down as a moment which could change the landscape of his, and the Pacers history. A truly horrific, and unfathomable incident.
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