Tyrese Haliburton will formally miss all the 2025-26 season after present process surgical procedure to restore a torn proper Achilles tendon, the Indiana Pacers introduced on Monday.
“I’ve little doubt that he can be again higher than ever,” mentioned Pacers president Kevin Pritchard. “The surgical procedure went properly. It was slightly increased and he will get extra blood to that [as he recovers].
“He is not going to play subsequent yr although. We might not jeopardize that now. So do not get any hopes up that he’ll play.”
Pritchard added that he wouldn’t have let Haliburton play in Sport 7 if he had been to do it over once more.
“Should you’re asking me, would I’ve him do it time and again? I might not. I might not,” Pritchard mentioned. “If I knew that he was going to get damage, I might sacrifice that recreation as a result of I take care of the child a lot and wish him to have an unbelievable profession.”
Haliburton averaged 18.6 factors, 9.2 assists, and three.5 rebounds final season.
The Pacers misplaced Myles Turner to the Bucks this offseason, whereas acquiring Jay Huff from the Grizzlies.
Pritchard added that the Pacers had been ready to enter the luxurious tax to re-sign Turner and admitted he was surprised of how the Bucks created cap area to signal the middle.
