India, June 23 -- Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle faced a lot of flak on social media after the team's star point guard Tyrese Haliburton was removed from the NBA Finals' Game 7 vs the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. The 25-year-old suffered a torn Achilles in the first quarter, and the Pacers just lost their momentum.

Haliburton was already nursing a serious calf injury and had to miss minutes in the playoffs. However, he was vocally adamant about playing the finals. On Sunday, his season ended on a low when he tumbled to the court in a heap. The 25-year-old, visibly frustrated, began punching the floor and needed to be helped to the locker room.

John Haliburton, Tyrese's father, told ABC it was an Achilles tendon injury. The Pacer...