Tyrese Haliburton has been diagnosed with a torn right Achilles tendon. Haliburton suffered the injury in Game 7 of the NBA Finals which the Indiana Pacers went on to lose to the Oklahoma City Thunder by a final score of 103-91. Haliburton will soon undergo surgery on the Achilles with Dr. Martin O’Malley at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York and will likely miss the entire 2025-26 season as he rehabilitates.
Haliburton played through a calf strain in the same leg during Games 5, 6 and 7 of the Finals. Haliburton made three of his first four three-point attempts in Game 7 before suffering the injury.
Haliburton is the third All-Star to have suffered an Achilles tear in these playoffs alone after Damian Lillard and Jayson Tatum.
The day before Game 7, Haliburton acknowledged after practice his leg was “still stiff, still sore,” but he said he planned to play through it.