Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring), questionable for Game 3

Indiana Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton has been listed as questionable for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals due to soreness in his left hamstring.

All-star star Indiana Pacers, Therese Halliburtonis listed as questionable for Game 3 From confrontation Eastern Conference Finals For the team vs Boston Celtics on Saturday due to soreness in his left hamstring.

Therese Halliburton He scored 10 points and played just eight minutes in the second half before leaving Indiana’s 126-110 loss in Game 2 on Thursday with hamstring pain. He was out for the entire fourth quarter.

Therese Halliburton He also suffered what Pacers coach Rick Carlisle described as a chest injury that occurred during a first-period collision with Boston’s Jaylen Brown.

Meanwhile, the Celtics’ injury report released on Friday put them at the center of attention Kristaps Porzingis (Right soleus strain) and Luke Cornet (Left wrist sprain) was already questionable.

Porzingis, who has been out since suffering a calf injury in Game 4 against the Miami Heat on April 30, could return for the Eastern Conference playoffs as soon as Game 4 on Monday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. The Celtics won’t rush Porzingis back and want to remain conservative in his recovery, but sources say he’s closing in on a return.

infection Therese Halliburton It’s a repeat of the left hamstring strain he suffered on Jan. 8 against the Celtics when he slipped and fell and had to be helped off the court. the Pacers They went 6-4 during that stretch.

“I was feeling sore in the first half,” Carlisle said of his hamstring. Therese Halliburton After Thursday’s game. “He was working all through the first half. He came out and tried and did everything he could. I didn’t talk to him directly about it, so I can’t read minds, but things weren’t going well. The coaches decided they brought him back in and then got rid of him.

ESPN’s Jamal Collier and the Associated Press contributed to this report.