Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton will miss the 2025-26 NBA season after having surgical procedure to restore a torn proper Achilles tendon.
The 25-year-old had sustained the damage throughout the first quarter of the decisive recreation seven of the NBA Championship play-off finals in opposition to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder final month.
Haliburton fell down with none contact as he tried to drive to the basket and was in apparent misery as he was helped from the courtroom throughout the recreation that the Pacers misplaced 103-91 to finish their hopes of a primary NBA title.
Confirming the purpose guard’s prolonged absence, Pacers president Kevin Pritchard stated he hoped Haliburton “will likely be again higher than ever”.
“The surgical procedure went properly,” Pritchard instructed WISH-TV.
“He is not going to play subsequent yr although. We might not jeopardise that now. So do not get any hopes up that he’ll play.”
A two-time All-Star, Haliburton averaged 18.6 factors, 9.2 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 73 video games throughout the 24-25 common season and 14 factors, 5.9 assists and 4.6 rebounds throughout the NBA Finals.
He had performed the decider in opposition to the Thunder regardless of struggling a calf pressure in recreation 5 of the finals.
Haliburton grew to become the third high-profile participant to endure a ruptured Achilles tendon within the play-offs, following the Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum and the Milwaukee Bucks’ Damian Lillard.
The same damage had additionally saved Kevin Durant out for a full season when he was harm within the 2019 NBA Finals whereas taking part in for the Golden State Warriors.
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