Good morning and welcome to the NBA Daily for June 19, 2025.

I'm Dave DeFour here with Esperi.

Coming up, Tyrese Halliburton is questionable for game six.

We're going to get the latest on that.

And then Keith Parrish from grits and grinds and

Fast Breakfast Breakfast is here to talk all things Memphis and how the Desmond Bayne trade

affects their season.

Good morning, everybody. Good morning, S.

Good morning. Not great news as we look forward to tonight's game six between the Pacers and the Thunder in the NBA finals.

Tyrese Halliburton has a strained calf and it may keep him out.

S, we felt like it was over just when he was limping around out there.

If he doesn't play, how much of a chance, you know, can we even give the Pacers for extending this to seven games?

Yeah, it's hard to count them out because of just how crazy their playoff run has been because of the fact that they've won a lot of games that they were not supposed to win, you know, and they did it in a fashion that was so convincing that even in

moments like this, without their, you know, intrepid superstar, you kind of believe they

have a chance regardless.

And it's because they have that next man up type of mentality.

But it is what a deflating way for this season to end

for the Pacers if it does end tonight, right? Because of how incredible this run has been. They were the

second best team, you know, in the NBA since January. They deservedly made it to the finals.

They earn their way there by beating top teams. You know, I think you think of the win over the calves despite the injuries. You think of the win over the calves despite the injuries.

You think of the win over the Knicks and the battle that they had, the game

winners, the massive shots that Halliburton himself hit to cement himself as a guy who

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