Hey, we got to get to the NBA finals.

Tyreece Hallibur, you could suggest.

He left the game in the first quarter dealing with that calf injury, came back in the second half.

However, when he came back, didn't play well at all.

Now, after getting an MRI, he's suggesting that he is pushing to play in the must-win game, Game 6.

I apologize in advance this conversation.

It's probably going to get a little contentious and very volatile potentially.

Rick, I will start with you.

You love or hate Tyrese Halliburton pushing to play game six.

I love it that he's trying and that he wants to play.

I'll love it if he gives them something more than he gave them the last game.

I'll love it if he doesn't or can't and he shuts it down himself. I'm going to hate it if he plays the exact

same way he did in game five and he keeps himself out there thinking, okay, at some point, A,

either I'm going to be able to give us something or B, these are the finals,

and I'm going to take the liberty of I want to be in the finals and I want to be on the floor.

I understand how hard it is for a competitor to shut it down, especially if you're one of the

best players on your team. But the fact of the matter is, he was a minus in the last game, and he needed to acknowledge, he needed to be honest with

himself that he was a negative, especially when you have other guys who are contributing and

getting the job done. It would be completely different in my mind if nobody else has it going. But that wasn't the case.

And so I feel like he contributed to what happened in game five directly by keeping himself on the floor.

It's not an option.

What's not an option?

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