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Pacers star leaves Game 2 with hamstring injury
Tyrese Haliburton. David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

Pacers star leaves Game 2 with hamstring injury

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Renzo Pocholo Salao  |  Last updated 5/23/24

Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton on Thursday was unable to finish Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals due to a hamstring injury.

Haliburton exited the contest at the 3:44 mark and did not return to the court at TD Garden in Boston, Mass. The issue was deemed left hamstring soreness, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Haliburton appeared to suffer the injury while trying to defend Celtics star Jayson Tatum on a routine play in the third. The Pacers guard’s left leg buckled while sliding laterally on defense.

Haliburton scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting and dished out eight assists in 28 minutes.

Without Haliburton for the rest of the third and the entirety of the fourth quarter, the Pacers lost 126-110.

The two-time All-Star suffered a Grade 1 strain on the same hamstring earlier in the season. The injury forced Haliburton to miss 10 games in January.

Haliburton went on record to say that he rushed back from his regular-season hamstring injury in order to remain eligible for an All-NBA nod.

Haliburton did end up being named third-team All-NBA, which entitles him to a much more lucrative maximum contract extension down the line.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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