Pacers Star Tyrese Haliburton Out With New Injury

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton has sustained a left hamstring strain and will miss time, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. 

The Pacers and Haliburton are gathering a clear timeline at the moment. 

Indiana is 2-2. Haliburton and Co. beat the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 1, lost to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2, beat the Brooklyn Nets in Game 3 and lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4. 

Haliburton, who missed all of last season recovering from the Achilles tendon tear he suffered in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, is averaging 21.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game this season. The two-time All-Star is shooting 51.6% from the field, 37.0% from beyond the arc and 86.7% from the free-throw line. 

The Pacers will be cautious with Haliburton moving forward. 

Haliburton signed a five-year, $244 million extension with the Pacers in July 2023. Indiana acquired him from the Sacramento Kings in 2022.  

The Pacers can sign Haliburton to another extension after this season. That will likely happen. 

One of the top floor generals 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.

The Pacers-Pelicans game on opening night was special for Haliburton because there were many Indiana fans at the game. Along with several Pacers fans in attendance, Haliburton was also supported by family, friends and business associates.

His wife, Jade, whom he married this past offseason, was in attendance. His parents, John and Brenda Haliburton, and two brothers were there, too.

Also in attendance were Haliburton's agent Aaron Mintz, shooting coach Drew Hanlen, marketing representative Kristina Kozica and other friends.

Along with Haliburton, the Pacers are also without center Ivica Zubac. who suffered a left ankle injury against the Nets and left the Barclays Center on crutches.

Zubac is averaging 9.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game this season. He's shooting 60.0% from the field and 50.0% from the foul line. 

The Pacers lost their first-round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft on Mother's Day during the draft lottery because of the Zubac trade with the Clippers last season.

Indiana needed to land in the top four to keep its pick after trading it with protections to LAC for Zubac. The trade sent two of the Pacers' first-round picks to the Clippers: one in 2029 and either this year's first if it fell outside the top four or a 2031 unprotected first-rounder if it did not.