Tyrese Haliburton's Devastating Confession About His Serious Injury

In the past month of June, Tyrese Haliburton suffered the worst possible injury for an NBA star. The leader of the Indiana Pacers ruptured his Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The event was devastating both for him and for the franchise followers. Equally devastating has been the recent confession he made.

The immediate future of the Indiana Pacers continues to be marked by the absence of their franchise player. Tyrese Haliburton admitted on the Impaulsive podcast, hosted by Logan Paul, that his return to the court will not happen until approximately 15 months from now, placing him ready just at the start of the 2026-27 season.

“I think it will be 15 months before I play my next game,” honestly declared the All-Star point guard, confirming what many feared: the 2025-26 season will be a lost year for him and, to a large extent, for Indiana's aspirations.

An Injury at the Cruelest Moment

As mentioned, Haliburton got injured in the seventh game of the 2025 NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, suffering the dreaded Achilles tendon rupture early in the first quarter.

Recovering from an injury of this kind typically takes around a year, but in Haliburton's case, as it occurred at the tail end of the season, the calendar was never on his side.

Haliburton himself revealed previously undisclosed details about the days leading up to the outcome. He explained that he had been struggling with calf discomfort, but the doctors warned him that if it had been a regular-season game, he would have been out for two or three weeks. However, being the Finals, the decision was immediate: to take the risk.

“Some close friends, family, and mentors called me after the fifth game and said, ‘Hey, stop now.’ But I wasn’t going to sit on the bench in a Finals game,” he confessed.

To make his decision, Haliburton sought advice from someone who had been through the same thing: Kevin Durant. “I called him after the MRI from the fifth game and asked if he regretted playing that match where he ruptured his Achilles tendon. His answer was clear: ‘No, not at all.’ That reassured me. It made me feel better. I do not regret playing either.”

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