Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton got real about his Achilles tear in a new video with Speedy Morman
June 22, 2025 is a day Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton will probably never forget.
That's the day Haliburton tore his Achilles in Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
During a new interview with Speedy Morman, Haliburton got real about his devastating injury.
"Like I literally went from like the mountain top. Like I'm literally about to touch the mountain top, and then a week later, I can't even get in the shower by myself," Haliburton said. "Trash situation like for my teammates too to have to go from like the year that we just had, we won 19 games this last year, and like the conversation is always about if I got hurt and it's about me when like as a group, what we did was like unbelievable and the run we had, I feel like I'm forever connected to those guys."
One of the top players in the NBA, Haliburton had an outstanding 2024-25 campaign for the Pacers. He averaged 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.7 blocks per game and made the All-NBA Third Team.
Haliburton is averaging 19.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.6 blocks per game in a Pacers uniform. He signed a five-year, $244 million extension with the Pacers in July 2023.
The talented floor general will make $48,924,624 next season, $52,298,736 in 2027-28 and $55,672,848 in 2028-29, the final year of his deal.
Indiana is expected to start Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Pascal Siakam and Ivica Zubac next season. That's a strong starting five on paper.
Haliburton has career averages of 17.5 points and 8.8 assists per game in the regular season and 17.9 points and 8.4 assists per game in the playoffs. The basketball world can't wait to see Hali play again.
The Pacers may have won Game 7 against the OKC Thunder had Haliburton not gotten hurt.
It was a cruel turn of events for Indiana.
However, that's in the past and the Pacers are ready to shock the world again in 2026-27.
