Caitlin Clark Shows Support for Tyrese Haliburton After Achilles Injury in IG Photo

Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton injured his Achilles during the first quarter of Sunday night's Game 7 of the NBA Finals and had to watch as the Oklahoma City Thunder claimed the title.

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark showed her support for Haliburton in the aftermath:

Clark was not the only athlete to send love Haliburton's way or react to his devastating injury:

Haliburton had scored nine points on a trio of three-pointers when he went down injured with 4:55 remaining in the first quarter. The Pacers fought valiantly in his absence, taking a 48-47 lead into halftime, but the Thunder overwhelmed them in the third quarter, outscoring them by a 34-20 margin. Indiana simply failed to generate offense without its best player and ultimately lost 103-91.

Haliburton remained in the arena to cheer his teammates on and console them after the loss, gestures that the Pacers appreciated.

"That's just who Ty is," T.J. McConnell told reporters. "To go down like that, be selfless and just continuing to cheer for us. Even though he can't play, I think that just speaks volumes to who Tyrese Haliburton is, one of the greatest human beings I've come in contact with."

"He's going through some tough times, and he looked out for us and he wanted to be there for us," Siakam added. "It just shows his character and who he is as a player. He's one of the big reasons I'm here, and he made it kind of super fun for me to be here."

Haliburton was having a postseason run for the ages. In total, he averaged 17.3 points, 8.6 assists and 5.3 rebounds in 23 contests, shooting 46.3 percent from the field and 34 percent from three. The numbers don't fully put his impact in perspective, however, as he hit multiple game-winning or game-tying shots to fuel Indiana's improbable run to Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

"He authored one of the great individual playoff runs in the history of the NBA with dramatic play after dramatic play," head coach Rick Carlisle said. "It was something that no one's ever seen and did it as one of 17. You know, that's the beautiful thing about him: As great a player as he is, it's always a team thing."