Many in the NBA world, from Tyrese Haliburton's dad to LeBron James, shared a similar reaction when the Indiana Pacers player left the court injured against Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the NBA Finals which took place Sunday,

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton went down in visible pain during the first quarter of Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. After starting the game by hitting three of his first four shots from three and going 3-of-5 from the field,

Sunday night marked the first Game 7 in an NBA Finals since 2016, although the wind was sucked out of the game early when Indiana Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton went down with what appeared to be a significant injury.

The promise came three years ago from Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti. It might have been overlooked for a couple of reasons.

On Sunday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder finished what they started back in late October and put the rest of the NBA on notice that there’s a new sheriff in town.