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The Indiana Pacers' tally to nan NBA Finals past twelvemonth came to a screeching halt erstwhile nan squad mislaid Tyrese Haliburton pinch a torn Achilles successful Game 7 against nan Oklahoma City Thunder.
Haliburton missed nan full 2025-26 play arsenic he watched Indiana only triumph 19 games and autumn to 14th successful nan Eastern Conference. But arsenic he revs up to play successful 2026-27, Haliburton admitted that it’s not nan beingness wounded that he’s worried astir going into adjacent year.
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Indiana Pacers defender Tyrese Haliburton shoots astir connected nan tribunal earlier an NBA crippled against nan Minnesota Timberwolves successful Indianapolis connected April 7, 2026. (Doug McSchooler/AP)
It’s an unwellness he’s been battling.
He said Monday he has been dealing pinch shingles, which has caused him to summation weight, suffer portion of his correct eyebrow and forced him to deterioration glasses to debar scratching his swollen eye.
"First of all, I'd show anybody complete 50 years aged to get nan shot," Haliburton said. "It's been miserable. I person bully days and bad days, but for nan astir portion it's been bad days.
"I've been taking unbelievable amounts of medicine to effort to get free of it. It hasn't worked. It's not been nosy and hopefully it goes distant soon. It's difficult to really show pinch nerve pain, but I've been dealing now pinch nervus symptom for 2 months and successful nan world of nervus pain, that's not very long. Hopefully, it goes distant soon."
Indiana Pacers defender Tyrese Haliburton reacts aft suffering an wounded during nan first 4th against nan Oklahoma City Thunder successful crippled 7 of nan 2025 NBA Finals astatine Paycom Center successful Oklahoma City, Okla., connected June 22, 2025. (Kyle Terada/Imagn Images)
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said astir 1 successful 3 Americans will get shingles. The illness, if terrible enough, tin origin imagination nonaccomplishment and nervus pain.
Haliburton said he was connected a akin betterment timeline arsenic Boston Celtics prima Jayson Tatum, who besides suffered a torn Achilles successful nan playoffs past year. Tatum returned to nan Celtics successful March and has provided nan boost Boston needed to beryllium seen arsenic title contenders.
Haliburton said he has "no worries" astir getting backmost into playing style erstwhile he’s off nan medication.
"I'm retired of style for illustration crazy, for illustration I ne'er person been before," Haliburton said. "I've changed my medicine a bunch of times. I've gotten a Botox injection I thought would help, it hasn't really helped. I've done everything, it conscionable hasn't worked yet. But I'm assured it goes distant soon."
Indiana Pacers defender Tyrese Haliburton plays successful nan 2nd half against nan Miami Heat astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis, Ind., connected March 29, 2026. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)
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The Pacers will apt person a apical lottery prime successful nan draft. Adding different young superstar to nan Haliburton-led squad would beryllium a blessing successful disguise for Indiana arsenic they look to get backmost connected apical of nan convention adjacent season.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder editor for Fox News Digital.
