Tyrese Haliburton's Achilles tear in NBA Finals Game 7 will sideline the Pacers All-Star for the entire 2025-26 season as Indiana focuses on his complete recovery.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton will miss the entire 2025-26 NBA season after suffering a torn right Achilles tendon in the NBA Finals, team president Kevin Pritchard said Monday. Haliburton was playing with a right calf strain when he went down in the first quarter of Indiana's 103-91 loss to Oklahoma City in the title-deciding contest.

Last season's playoffs dealt brutal blows to multiple stars as Haliburton was not the only standout to sustain an Achilles tear. Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum and former Milwaukee Bucks veteran Damian Lillard suffered the same injury in the 2025 postseason. Neither has a definitive timeline for a return.