Haliburton, who strained his calf earlier in the series, went down with an Achilles injury in Game 7 of the NBA Finals

Kevin Durant' fingerprints were all over these NBA Finals, and it's not just because he was once the best player in the history of the team that eventually claimed the championship. Nor was it because Durant's torn Achilles in the 2019 finals showed us the perils of playing through a calf injury as Haliburton was attempting to do.

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