Making his first public comments since tearing his Achilles tendon during Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton uses a Kobe Bryant quote from when Kobe suffered the same injury.

Kevin Durant' fingerprints were all over these NBA Finals, and it's not just because he was once the best player in the history of the team that eventually claimed the championship. Nor was it because Durant's torn Achilles in the 2019 finals showed us the perils of playing through a calf injury as Haliburton was attempting to do.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton played the NBA Finals with a strained calf before he ultimately tore his Achilles minutes into Game 7. The next day, the player took to social media to reflect on playing injured.