Jalen Williams Drops 40 in a Statement Game. Plus, What’s Going on With Tyrese Haliburton’s Injury?

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🗓️ 17 June 2025

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Fresh off of minimal sleep and deadlines to meet, Logan Murdock and Howard Beck are back with another edition of 'Real Ones' from their hotel rooms in Oklahoma City. OKC’s All-Star forward Jalen Williams erupted for 40 points, helping OKC to a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals. What was the environment like at Paycom Center witnessing that performance? Who’s currently in the lead for Finals MVP? Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton seemed to be hobbled after suffering an injury early in the game. If Haliburton isn’t 100 percent healthy, do the Pacers have a shot with their backs against the wall? Plus, the Grizzlies traded Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, and numerous picks. What’s the fallout in this trade for both teams and the larger picture for the NBA as a whole? Hosts: Logan Murdock and Howard Beck Producers: Clifford Augustin and Victoria Valencia (0:00): Intro w/ Logan Murdock (1:05): State Farm Ad Break (4:12): Jalen Williams discussion (13:22): Finals MVP talk (34:21): Haliburton Injury (40:58): Pacers vs.Thunder defense (48:55): Desmond Bane Trade Hit the mailbag! ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠ The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit ⁠www.rg-help.com⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's happening? Welcome to Real Ones, Logan Murdoch here. Live from Oklahoma City. I'm here with Howard Beck.
0:08.4	What a game, Game 5 was. Just the Halliburton injury, the J-dub coming of age, the timely stops from SGA, the defense from Chet Holmgren, the foul trouble Miles Turner got himself in.
0:22.4	We talked about it all.
0:23.8	We also talked about the Desmond Bain trade.
0:26.5	Man, what the hell were the Orlando Magic Thinking giving up all those picks?
0:31.8	I know they had to get up off of KCP, but how you give up all those picks?
0:35.6	Geez, we're going to talk about the picks discourse.
0:37.7	We're going to talk about the overall Oklahoma City vibe and just how loud that arena was.
0:45.0	Me and Tyler Parker will be reacting off of game six on Thursday night.
0:52.4	So be on the lookout for that.
0:53.8	That is a special edition of Real Ones.
0:55.6	That should be a fun one.
0:56.6	We got a lot to talk about today on Real Ones with me, Logan Murdoch, and Howard,
1:02.2	Mother Effing, Beck next.
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