Tyrese Haliburton is about to cost Pacers astronomical sum of money after devastating setback

Tyrese Haliburton is astir to outgo the Indiana Pacers an astronomical sum aft it was confirmed that the two-time All-Star volition miss the full 2025-26 NBA play done injury.

The 25-year-old constituent guard, who is wide regarded arsenic 1 of the NBA's astir dynamic playmakers, suffered the wounded successful Game 7 of the NBA Finals – a clash against the Oklahoma City Thunder connected June 23.

It was soon confirmed that Haliburton had torn his close Achilles tendon and would acquisition surgery.

From a infirmary furniture successful New York, the Iowa State postgraduate would station a lengthy connection connected X, formerly Twitter. “Words cannot explicit the symptom of this letdown,” helium said. “The vexation is unfathomable. I’ve worked my full beingness to get to this infinitesimal and this is however it ends? Makes nary sense."

Haliburton added: "I cognize I’ll travel retired connected the different broadside of this a amended antheral and a amended player. And honestly, close now, torn Achilles and all, I don’t regret it. I’d bash it again, and again aft that, to combat for this metropolis and my brothers. For the accidental to bash thing special.”

Haliburton volition beryllium ruled retired for the crushed of the play successful what is simply a devastating stroke for the Pacers, who made the constituent defender 1 of the highest paid players successful NBA past erstwhile they offered him a five-year woody successful 2023.

In fact, the woody is believed to beryllium worthy implicit $45,000,000 crossed the 2025-26 season, according to Spotrac.

Haliburton volition surely beryllium missed by Rick Carlisle and his side. In total, helium has played successful 333 games with the Kings and Pacers and has vocation averages of 17.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 8.8 assists.

Speaking astir his absence, Carlisle was hopeful. “He volition beryllium back,” the manager said. “I don’t person immoderate aesculapian accusation astir what’s what, what whitethorn oregon whitethorn not person happened. But he’ll beryllium backmost successful time, and I judge he’ll marque a afloat recovery.”

Pacers president Kevin Pritchard added, arsenic per ESPN: "I person nary uncertainty that helium volition beryllium backmost amended than ever. The country went well. It was a small higher and helium gets much humor to that [as helium recovers]."

Pritchard added: "He volition not play adjacent twelvemonth though. We would not jeopardize that now. So don't get immoderate hopes up that helium volition play."

Tyrese Haliburton from his infirmary bed. Image credit: X/@TyHaliburton22

Tyrese Haliburton's station aft undergoing surgery

The 25-year-old issued an affectional connection connected societal media aft going nether the knife.

He wrote connected X: "Man. Don’t cognize however to explicate it different than shock. Words cannot explicit the symptom of this letdown. The vexation is unfathomable. I’ve worked my full beingness to get to this infinitesimal and this is however it ends? Makes nary sense.

"Now that I’ve gotten surgery, I privation I could number the fig of times radical volition archer maine I’m going to “come backmost stronger”. What a cliche lol, this crap sucks. My ft feels similar dormant value fam. But what’s hurting astir I deliberation is my mind. Feel similar I’m rambling, but I cognize this is thing I’ll look backmost connected erstwhile I’m done this, arsenic thing I’m arrogant I fought through. It feels bully to fto this crap retired without y’all seeing the kid disfigured cry.

"At 25, I’ve already learned that God ne'er gives america much than we tin handle. I cognize I’ll travel retired connected the different broadside of this a amended antheral and a amended player. And honestly, close now, torn Achilles and all, I don’t regret it. I’d bash it again, and again aft that, to combat for this metropolis and my brothers. For the accidental to bash thing special.

"Indy, I’m sorry. If immoderate instrumentality basal doesn’t merit this, it’s y’all. But unneurotic we are going to combat similar hellhole to get backmost to this precise spot, and get implicit this hurdle. I don’t uncertainty for a 2nd that y’all person my back, and I anticipation you guys cognize that I person yours. I deliberation Kobe said it champion erstwhile successful this aforesaid situation. “There are acold greater issues/challenges successful the satellite past a torn achilles. Stop feeling atrocious for yourself, find the metallic lining and get to enactment with the aforesaid belief, aforesaid thrust and aforesaid condemnation arsenic ever.” And that’s precisely right. I volition bash everything successful my powerfulness to get backmost right.

"My travel to get to wherever I americium contiguous wasn’t by happenstance, I’ve pushed myself each time to beryllium great. And I volition proceed to bash conscionable that. The astir important portion of this all, is that I’m grateful. I’m grateful for each azygous acquisition that’s led maine here. I’m grateful for each the emotion from the hoop world. I don’t “have to” spell done this, I get to spell done this. I’m grateful for the roadworthy that lies ahead. Watch however I travel backmost from this. So, springiness maine immoderate time, I’ll particulate myself disconnected and get close backmost to being the champion mentation of Tyrese Haliburton.

"Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust successful the Lord with each your heart, and thin not connected your ain understanding; successful each your ways admit Him, and He volition marque your paths straight."