Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton suffered a torn right Achilles tendon in Game 7 of NBA Finals

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton suffered a torn right Achilles tendon during Sunday night’s Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the team has confirmed.

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton suffered a torn right Achilles tendon during Sunday night’s Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the team confirmed Monday after the point guard underwent an MRI. “Surgery is scheduled later today with Dr. Martin O’Malley at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York,” the Pacers said in a statement. The team said it will offer further updates on Haliburton’s status at a later time. The news – first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania – builds on what Haliburton’s father told ESPN’s broadcast during the game, which was that the point guard had suffered an Achilles injury. Haliburton’s injury was a brutal moment. Starting the game with three 3-pointers, Haliburton was talking trash to the Oklahoma City crowd, bouncing around like a ball of energy and looked ready to put his team on his back in the biggest game of his life. But with about five minutes to go in the first quarter, he made a quick move and planted his right foot onto the court. In slow-motion replays that were eventually shown repeatedly throughout the broadcast, the snap of his Achilles tendon was clearly visible, and he crumpled to the floor.