{"id":14346,"date":"2025-06-23T11:33:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T11:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=14346"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:33:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T11:33:41","slug":"oklahoma-city-thunder-crowned-2025-nba-champions-as-tyrese-haliburtons-game-7-ends-in-heartbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/oklahoma-city-thunder-crowned-2025-nba-champions-as-tyrese-haliburtons-game-7-ends-in-heartbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder Crowned Champs as Haliburton\u2019s Game 7 Ends in Heartbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/oklahoma-city-thunder-celebrate-winning-nba-final-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Oklahoma City Thunder celebrate winning NBA Final 2025\" width=\"300\" title=\"Oklahoma City Thunder Crowned 2025 NBA Champions as Tyrese Haliburton\u2019s Game 7 Ends in Heartbreak\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14347\" \/><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Oklahoma City Thunder grabbed their first NBA title since moving from Seattle to Oklahoma in 2008. <\/li>\n<li>Tyrese Haliburton\u2019s early Achilles injury dimmed the 103\u201391 Game 7 victory against the Indiana Pacers. <\/li>\n<li>Players and fans flooded social media with reactions as news of a possible Achilles tear spread.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The buzz inside Paycom Center didn\u2019t last long. Just minutes after tipoff in the highly anticipated Game 7 between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/oklahoma-city-thunder-bounce-back-to-take-3-1-lead-behind-shai-gilgeous-alexanders-40-point-masterclass\/\">Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers<\/a>,<strong> Tyrese Haliburton went down hard, grabbing at his right leg<\/strong>, and the arena fell silent.<\/p>\n<p>Haliburton was seen going down without contact and repeatedly pounding the hardwood in frustration. <\/p>\n<p>It was clear something was wrong. The Pacers later announced it as a \u201c<em>lower right leg injury<\/em>\u201d. Still, the real blow came when Haliburton\u2019s father told ESPN it was an Achilles issue, potentially a devastating setback for the 25-year-old, who had only just returned from a calf injury in Game 5.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tyrese Haliburton went down with an injury in Game 7. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AZ1uk65dFg\">pic.twitter.com\/AZ1uk65dFg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1936944295283450134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Haliburton had looked sharp early in Game 7, picking up right where he left off in Indiana\u2019s Game 6 win. He scored nine quick points, knocking down three of four from beyond the arc, before disaster struck again.<\/p>\n<p>His injury could also possibly cost him a large chunk of next season, too.<\/p>\n<h2>Thunder\u2019s First Title Since Moving from Seattle<\/h2>\n<p>With their floor general gone, the Pacers couldn\u2019t keep pace. Oklahoma City broke the game open in the fourth, stretching their lead to as much as 21 before closing it out with a 103\u201391 win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/strong> delivered like a true MVP, finishing with 29 points and 12 assists to lead the way.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SGA TRIPLE FOR 25 POINTS \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KiaMVP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KiaMVP<\/a> is WILLING the Thunder in Game 7!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 OKC leads in 4Q on ABC \ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tiDjZbTakK\">pic.twitter.com\/tiDjZbTakK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1936969269859762233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It marks the <strong>Thunder\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\/basketball\/nba\">NBA championship<\/a> since moving from Seattle<\/strong>, a long-awaited triumph that\u2019s been building for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>For Indiana, the loss stung deeply. This was <strong>Indiana\u2019s first Finals appearance in nearly 25 years<\/strong>, and with Haliburton back in the lineup and confidence riding high, they looked ready to fight.<\/p>\n<p>But things went sideways fast. Haliburton went down early, the offense lost its rhythm, and what had felt like the start of something special quickly turned somber.<\/p>\n<h2>NBA World Reacted on Social Media <\/h2>\n<p>The reaction was swift across the league. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/lebron-and-bronny-james-make-nba-history-as-father-and-son-play-together\/\">LeBron James<\/a><\/strong> summed up the sentiment with a blunt <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FUCK!!!!!!!! \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1936944290736807993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Other players followed with their own expressions of shock and support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Prayers up man<\/em>\u201d wrote Knicks guard <strong>Jalen Brunson<\/strong>. \u201c<em>Ty<\/em>\u201d added <strong>Josh Hart<\/strong>, with a string of prayer emojis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donovan Mitchell<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These calf strains ain\u2019t no joke man!! Praying for Ty \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spidadmitchell\/status\/1936946128609808797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>You never want to see that<\/em>\u201d posted <strong>Karl-Anthony Towns<\/strong>. \u201c<em>Prayers up<\/em>\u201d Even NFL star <strong>Patrick Mahomes<\/strong> chimed in with his well-wishes.<\/p>\n<p>Now, attention turns to Haliburton\u2019s recovery and what his absence could mean for the Pacers going forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: The Oklahoma City Thunder grabbed their first NBA title since moving from Seattle to Oklahoma in 2008. Tyrese Haliburton\u2019s early Achilles injury dimmed the 103\u201391 Game 7 victory against the Indiana Pacers. Players and fans flooded social media with reactions as news of a possible Achilles tear spread. 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