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Micah Parsons Says NBA Playoffs Weren't The Same Without 1 Player

Micah Parsons Says NBA Playoffs Weren't The Same Without 1 Player

Summary

The New York Knicks won the 2026 NBA Finals, their first title since 1973, by defeating the San Antonio Spurs 4-1. Micah Parsons, a Green Bay Packers football player, said the NBA playoffs were not the same without Indy Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton, who missed the season due to injury.

Key Facts

  • The Knicks finished the 2026 playoffs with a 16-3 record and won the NBA Championship.
  • They won the title by beating the Spurs 4-1 in the Finals.
  • The Knicks swept the Philadelphia 76ers and Cleveland Cavaliers in earlier playoff rounds.
  • Tyrese Haliburton, a two-time NBA All-Star guard for the Pacers, tore his Achilles tendon in the 2025 Finals and missed the entire 2025-26 season.
  • The Indiana Pacers finished the season with a 19-63 record and did not make the playoffs.
  • Micah Parsons, a professional football player, said on social media that the NBA playoffs were different without Haliburton.
  • Haliburton averaged 18.6 points and 9.2 assists per game in the 2024-25 NBA season.
  • Parsons is entering his second season with the Green Bay Packers, who will play the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season.
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