Haliburton has a lower leg injury — nobody’s saying exactly what it is, whether it’s an ankle, calf, or something else — and it seems to be the sort that if this were a back-to-back situation in December,

Haliburton’s status is understandably in at least some doubt, after the All-Star guard was undergoing evaluation to determine the extent of what is reportedly a right calf strain.

The Indiana Pacers lost more than a game Monday night in a 120-109 defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.