Tyrese Haliburton injury updates: Pacers star suffers torn Achilles in Game 7
Tyrese Haliburton played through a veal strain to close the NBA 2025 finals. Haliburton was a match decision for match 6, but ended up playing in a match that the Pacers won in a rout to keep their season alive.
Update (Monday): According to ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania, Haliburton suffered a torn right in match 7:
Breaking: The star of Indiana Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton, supported an Achilles tendon on the right torn in match 7 against Oklahoma City, sources told ESPN. Haliburton played a veal strain in the same leg in the NBA final for an opportunity to win a championship. pic.twitter.com/7pr3z2lubq
– Shams Charania (@shamscharania) June 23, 2025
Previously: Haliburton was on fire to start match 7 Sunday evening with three three points at the first quarter. Before the end of the quarter, the Pacers star collapsed on the floor by diving for a loose ball. Haliburton shouted in pain on the ground and seemed to know that something wrong happened. He was out of the game and there is not yet an update on his status.
Haliburton was excluded by the Pacers for the rest of the game, according to ABC broadcast. Haliburton’s father confirmed that his son had undergone an injury to Achilles, but there is no confirmation that it is a tear. Look at the room here:
Here is Haliburton’s reaction after the injury:
Flubost set its calf in match 5. The injury was described as a possible absence of several weeks if it was in the regular season, but Haliburton was in the alignment and exceptional in the victory of match 6.
The coaches transported Haliburton to the locker room.
Pacers’ teammates surrounded Haliburton on the ground.
This injury is immediately in match 7 in the worst possible way.
