Tyrese Haliburton’s Availability for Crucial Pacers-Knicks Game 4 Up in the Air

Abhishek Dhariwal | 12/05/2024
Tyrese Haliburton's Availability for Crucial Pacers-Knicks Game 4 Up in the Air

After dropping the first two games of the series to New York, the Indiana Pacers finally put themselves on the board with a close win in the third game of the series. The Pacers will look to level the series at home tonight before the matchup moves to Madison Square Garden for Game 5. However, Haliburton’s addition to the injury report for Game 4 casts a shadow on Indiana’s hopes.

As per the Pacers’ official injury report, Tyrese Haliburton has been listed as ‘questionable’ for tonight’s contest at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The 24-year-old has been dealing with lower back spasms and sacral contusion for a while now. And now, a right ankle sprain has been added to the list of ailments for the Pacers star.

The 6’5 point guard had a 35-point outing in the 38 minutes he played in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. He also had 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block for the game, along with this acrobatic double-clutch layup over three defenders.

 

However, the All-Star guard was seen walking off the podium in excruciating pain after the post-game press conference. His addition to the roster on Sunday will be a gametime decision.

 

But despite all the ailments Haliburton has been dealing with, he has been focused on recovering for tonight’s game against a red-hot New York Knicks squad. “I’m hurtin…Everybody’s hurtin right now…I’ll heal up & be ready to go on Sunday,” the two-time All-Star had said, knowing the importance of this Game 4 contest.

 

Tyrese Haliburton is the team’s second-leading scorer, who also averages the most assists and steals on the Pacers roster. Haliburton’s playoff averages are 19.0 points, 8.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. So, the team is bound to feel his absence if he is not cleared to play.

It’ll be interesting to see who Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle chooses to replace Haliburton if he is not cleared to play tonight. Tune into ABC Network at 3:30 PM ET today to see the Indiana Pacers host the New York Knicks for the fourth game in this best-of-seven series.

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Abhishek Dhariwal

A fan of Basketball since the late 2000s, Abhishek Dhaiwal has been covering the game for over five years. Having done his masters in Journalism and Mass Communication, Abhishek is an NBA sports journalist at The SportsRush. A fan of the San Antonio Spurs since the Tim Duncan era, Abhishek has an extensive knowledge of the sport and has covered more than 1500 articles. Having a firsthand experience of the sport, Abhishek has represented his city and state at a District and National level. And it is the same level of expertise he aims to bring while covering extensive topics both on and off the court of your favorite basketball stars.

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