Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton Reportedly Pushing to Play Game 6 amid Calf Strain Injury

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton is set to undergo an MRI before his status for Game 6 of the NBA Finals is decided, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

Charania reported the concern is the two-time All-Star has a right calf strain.

Despite the injury, Haliburton reportedly will "push to play" in the team's upcoming game on Thursday, per Joe Vardon of The Athletic.

"It was described to me today that if this was the regular season, or even the first round, there is doubt that he would play," Charania said on NBA Today.

Haliburton injured his right leg during the first quarter of Indiana's 120-109 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. While he played 34 minutes, the injury was clearly affecting him as he scored just four points and failed to make a single field goal.

After the game, Haliburton said he'll be on the floor for Game 6 as long as he can walk:

Even if the 6'5" guard is cleared to play Thursday night, the Pacers will be in serious trouble if he's not at 100 percent.

Through the first four games of the Finals, Haliburton was averaging 17.8 points, 7.5 assists and 1.5 steals. He orchestrated so much of the offense and his teammates were feeding off his confidence, especially in the fourth quarter.

With their best player limited by the calf trouble, the Pacers turned the ball over 23 times in Game 5. Aside from Pascal Siakam, who had 28 points, they also lacked a scorer who could provide instant offense.

Plenty of playoff obituaries have been written for Indiana already, so it's premature to say Rick Carlisle's squad is toast. But an injury to Haliburton is just about the worst-case scenario.