Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton suffers torn Achilles, likely to miss next season: report

Indiana Pacers prima Tyrese Haliburton reportedly suffered a devastating Achilles wounded during the team’s NBA Finals Game 7 nonaccomplishment to the Oklahoma City Thunder connected Sunday.

Haliburton tore his Achilles tendon successful his gaffe successful the archetypal 4th and volition apt miss the entirety of the 2025-26 season, ESPN reported connected Monday. The Pacers defender was the 3rd subordinate to endure the devastating injury, with Boston Celtics prima Jayson Tatum and Milwaukee Bucks prima Damian Lillard besides dealing with torn Achilles tendons during the playoffs.

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Indiana Pacers defender Tyrese Haliburton (0) reacts aft suffering an wounded during the archetypal 4th against the Oklahoma City Thunder during crippled 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals astatine Paycom Center connected June 22, 2025; successful Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Kyle Terada/Imagn Images)

The Pacers announced aft Haliburton near the crippled that helium wouldn’t instrumentality owed to a little right-leg injury. Haliburton’s father, John, told ESPN’s Lisa Salters that it was an Achilles injury.

"He volition beryllium back," Pacers caput manager Rick Carlisle said aft the 103-91 loss. "I don't person immoderate aesculapian accusation astir what's what, what whitethorn oregon whitethorn not person happened. But he'll beryllium backmost successful time, and I judge he'll marque a afloat recovery."

Haliburton started to vigor up for Indiana aboriginal successful the game. He scored 9 points connected 3 3-pointers and was astir to thrust past NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander erstwhile helium fell to the ground.

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Indiana Pacers defender Tyrese Haliburton reacts aft scoring during the archetypal fractional of Game 7 of the NBA Finals hoops bid against the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday, June 22, 2025, successful Oklahoma City.  (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)

It appeared Haliburton knew however devastating the wounded would beryllium arsenic helium pounded his fist onto the level successful frustration. He was already dealing with a calf wounded earlier the game.

Haliburton emerged arsenic 1 of the apical stars successful the playoffs done his clutch shooting.

"A batch of america were hurting from the loss, and helium was up determination consoling us. That's who Tyrese Haliburton is," Pacers defender T.J. McConnell said. "He's conscionable the greatest."

Indiana Pacers defender Tyrese Haliburton (0) falls to the tribunal with an wounded during the archetypal fractional of Game 7 of the NBA Finals hoops bid against the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday, June 22, 2025, successful Oklahoma City.  (Nate Billings/AP Photo)

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Indiana volition person a fewer offseason decisions to marque regarding the look of its roster and whether they volition determine to spell for different title tally successful 2025-26.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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