Pacers HC: Tyrese Haliburton ‘Desperately’ Wants to Play Through Injury vs. Celtics

Indiana Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton “desperately” wants to play through the left hamstring soreness that’s ultimately sidelining him for Game 3 of the team’s Eastern Conference Finals series against the Boston Celtics.

However, head coach Rick Carlisle told reporters (h/t James Boyd of The Athletic) that the decision to sit Haliburton was made by the Pacers’ training staff.

Haliburton, who just made the All-NBA Third Team, averaged 20.1 points, a league-high 10.9 assists and 3.9 assists this regular season for the Pacers, who made the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2014.

The Pacers were already facing an uphill battle against the Celtics after falling b