Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton will miss the 2025-26 NBA season after having surgical procedure to restore a torn proper Achilles tendon.

The 25-year-old had sustained the harm in the course of the first quarter of the decisive recreation seven of the NBA Championship play-off finals in opposition to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder final month.

Haliburton fell down with none contact as he tried to drive to the basket and was in apparent misery as he was helped from the court docket in the course of the recreation that the Pacers misplaced 103-91 to finish their hopes of a primary NBA title.

Confirming the purpose guard’s prolonged absence, Pacers president Kevin Pritchard mentioned he hoped Haliburton “will probably be again higher than ever”.

“The surgical procedure went effectively,” Pritchard informed WISH-TV.

“He is not going to play subsequent 12 months although. We’d not jeopardise that now. So do not get any hopes up that he’ll play.”

A two-time All-Star, Haliburton averaged 18.6 factors, 9.2 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 73 video games in the course of the 24-25 common season and 14 factors, 5.9 assists and 4.6 rebounds in the course of the NBA Finals.

He had performed the decider in opposition to the Thunder regardless of struggling a calf pressure in recreation 5 of the finals.

Haliburton grew to become the third high-profile participant to endure a ruptured Achilles tendon within the play-offs, following the Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum and the Milwaukee Bucks’ Damian Lillard.

An identical harm had additionally saved Kevin Durant out for a full season when he was harm within the 2019 NBA Finals whereas taking part in for the Golden State Warriors.