Indiana Pacers Tyrese Haliburton’s leader was indeed torn the Achilles tendon of the right leg during match 7 of the NBA finals.
The images did not make a lot of doubts, since we even saw the naked eye, on the multiple slow motion offered by American television, the Achilles tendon of Tyrese Haliburton let go. The diagnosis is now official: the star of the Indiana Pacers is indeed suffering from a tear of the Achilles tendon of the right leg. The 25 -year -old leader had been the victim of a calf lesion in match 5 of the NBA finals against Oklahoma City, and had managed to play match 6, which he would obviously not have done for a regular season meeting.
In this match 7, the most important of his young career, the native of Wisconsin sacrificed himself for his franchise. He achieved an excellent start to the game, before getting mowing by this terrible injury after seven minutes of play. We will never know if the Pacers could have better competed with Oklahoma City if their player-star, so decisive throughout the play-offs (like his buzzer basket to give the victory to Indiana on this same parquet floor in the match 1 of the finals), had been able to play the meeting.
Zero, cursed number
This Sunday, June 22, 2025, which could have been historic for the Pacers, looking for a very first NBA title, turned to the nightmare. Not only were they not sacred, but they will also have to do without their best player for most of next season, where they will have a status to defend. Under contract until 2029 with the Pacers, the one who had been appointed NBA player in a survey carried out before the play-offs to players (but who had been very little to answer the question) turned to 18.6 points and 9.2 medium passes in regular season and 17.3 points and 8.6 Play-offs.
“He has produced one of the greatest individual play-offs in the history of the NBA, chaining spectacular actions, commented his coach Rick Carlisle. It was unheard of, and he did it with 17 players. You know, this is what is beautiful at home: as big as it is, it is always a team question. Sad coincidence, Tyrese Haliburton is the third player whose jersey number is zero to tear the Achilles tendon during these play-offs, after Damian Lillard (Milwaukee) and Jayson Tatum (Boston).
