Haliburton said on "The Pat McAfee Show" Tuesday that he knew it was his Achilles as soon as it happened, and also noted that after writhing on the ground in pain, he thought about trying to have a Kobe Bryant moment by walking off under his own power.

On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vincent Goodwill and Dan Titus make their predictions for what players and teams will make substantial improvements next season. Next, Vince and Dan react to Tyrese Halliburton’s comments on Pat McAfee about why he believes there has been an increase in achilles tears.

In his first public comments since tearing his Achilles in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Tyrese Haliburton detailed the original calf issue that led to him sustaining the injury.