Pacers officially rule out Tyrese Haliburton for 2025-26 NBA season with torn Achilles

Tyrese Haliburton said he’d "do it again and again" referring to playing through his calf injury despite it potentially leading to his achilles tear. Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth ask if this was a mistake from Haliburton.

Tyrese Haliburton’s NBA playoffs journey came to the worst of endings in Game 7, and the Indiana Pacers confirmed what was expected heading into the 2025-26 season.

Kevin Pritchard, president of basketball operations, confirmed on Monday that Haliburton will be out the entire next NBA campaign after tearing his Achilles. 

The Pacers do not want to "jeopardize" any further injury to Haliburton, their All-Star point guard. So, recovery will be lengthy to ensure he is 100% before returning to the court.

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Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton reacts after scoring during the first half of Game 7 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Oklahoma City.  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

"I have no doubt that he will be back better than ever," Pritchard told reporters, via WISH-TV. "… He will not play next year, though. We would not jeopardize that now."

This isn’t unexpected news for Haliburton after going down in Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the eventual winners of the NBA Finals in a hard-fought series by the Pacers. 

Achilles tears generally take up to a year to recover from, though some athletes have returned to their respective sports sooner. 

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins, for instance, was back on the field for his new squad 11 months after his injury. And though he never got back on the field, Aaron Rodgers believed he would’ve been able to play for the New York