Basketball star Tyrese Haliburton (25) from the Indiana Pacers in the decisive final game of the NBA has suffered a tear on the right Achilles tendon. ESPN and The Athletic report on this diagnosis on Monday that the injury would also have serious effects on the 2025/26 season for the exceptional player of the Pacers.
Haliburton had injured himself in the seventh game of the final series against Oklahoma City Thunder after a strong start without external influence. After only seven minutes of the first quarter, he suddenly went to the ground, mashed his face and hit the floor several times. With an Achilles tendon tear, a downtime of more than six months is not unusual.
Haliburton had played an outstanding season without him ultimately lost the decisive game on Sunday against OKC with 91: 103. The team around the German Center Isaiah Hartenstein won the title.
Haliburton was already the third star player in the NBA, who suffered a tear of the Achilles tendon in the course of this year’s play-offs. Previously, this had already happened from the Boston Celtics and Damian Lillard from the Milwaukee Bucks. Discussions about an excessive burden in the NBA had taken riding again before the Haliburton injury.