Achilles injury could see Haliburton sidelined into next season

This is not how Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton saw his season ending.

He was outside the locker room, a walking boot on his right leg, standing on crutches, greeting his teammates as they came off the floor at the end of their season. There were hugs. There were tears.

The end, by any measure, was heartbreaking. And the pain of Game 7 of the NBA Finals is going to linger over the Pacers for a long, long time.