Pacers confirm Haliburton won't play next season

The Indiana Pacers confirmed Monday that prima constituent defender Tyrese Haliburton volition miss the full 2025-26 play aft country to repair a torn close Achilles tendon.

"I person nary uncertainty that helium volition beryllium backmost amended than ever," Pacers president Kevin Pritchard said connected Indiana's WISH-TV. "The country went well. It was a small higher and helium gets much humor to that [as helium recovers]. He volition not play adjacent twelvemonth though. We would not jeopardize that now. So don't get immoderate hopes up that helium volition play."

Haliburton was injured successful Game 7 of the NBA Finals past month, with the Oklahoma City Thunder going connected to triumph the crippled and their archetypal rubric successful franchise history. Without Haliburton, the Pacers were outscored 56-43 successful the 2nd fractional arsenic Oklahoma City finished disconnected a 103-91 victory.

The two-time All-Star scored 9 points with 3 3-pointers earlier leaving the floor. He averaged 14 points, 5.9 assists and 4.6 rebounds during the NBA Finals.

Haliburton, 25, averaged 18.6 points, 9.2 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals successful 73 games (all starts) during the regular play and was selected All-NBA 3rd team. He has vocation averages of 17.5 points, 8.8 assists and 3.7 rebounds successful 333 games (294 starts) for the Sacramento Kings (2020-22) and Pacers.