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Matt Levine works as a contributing writer for Newsweek based in California. His expertise is in covering the NBA but he also covers multiple other sports. He has been with Newsweek since 2024. He graduated in 2021 with a Master of Science degree in Sport Management from Louisiana State University. You can get in touch with him by emailing m.levine@newsweek.com and you can find him on X at @Levine1445.
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The Indiana Pacers will be facing potential elimination in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. After dropping Game 5, the Pacers are now trailing in a playoff series for the first time this postseason.
But adding insult to injury, star guard Tyrese Haliburton suffered an injury during Game 5. The status of Haliburton for Game 6 remains very much up in the air after he suffered a bad calf strain.
Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle has now provided a big update on the star guard, saying that Indiana is ‘preparing’ to play without him.
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Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers reacts during the third quarter against the New York Knicks in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals. Haliburton is hoping to close out the Knicks in…
Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers reacts during the third quarter against the New York Knicks in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals. Haliburton is hoping to close out the Knicks in Game 6.
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