"It was due to...": Tyrese Haliburton recounts for the first time what caused his serious injury

Tyrese Haliburton, still in the process of recovering after tearing his Achilles tendon in the seventh game of the Finals that his Indiana Pacers ended up losing to Oklahoma City, spoke for the first time about his injury on "The Pat McAfee Show," where he dismissed that there is a clear cause for the increase in these injuries in the NBA.

"I think there is this idea that when players get injured, or when this has happened so many times, everyone believes they have the answer as to why it's happening," he said. "Everyone says we play too many games, too many minutes… all of that may be true, but I don't think it's the cause."

Haliburton was the third player to rupture his Achilles during the past playoffs and the seventh in the entire season. His tear occurred while playing with a calf strain suffered after the fifth game, although he had been experiencing discomfort since the second. He passed a medical test before the sixth game and felt fit for the decisive one: "After the sixth game, I thought, 'I'll be fine, the adrenaline will carry me, I'll be okay.' I get to the seventh and I don't feel anything. I felt great. That's why I started the game so well. My body was perfect. And then, obviously, what happened happened".

A month after the surgery, Haliburton is still getting around on a scooter, and the Pacers have already confirmed that he will not play throughout the 2025-26 season. He has talked with Kevin Durant and Jayson Tatum, who also suffered similar injuries. Looking ahead to his return in 2026-27, the guard wants to make the most of his time off the court: "I want to use this time to continue growing mentally in the game. Be close to Coach [Rick] Carlisle. Attend coaches' meetings. Talk to [Kevin] Pritchard, help out wherever I can. I think I have a pretty good basketball mind, so I'll try to support the team. I'll be on the bench as soon as I can walk".

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