Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton played his first NBA game since tearing his Achilles in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals. Haliburton could have been the central figure in one of the greatest championship runs of all time, pushing the OKC Thunder to seven games despite being massive underdogs.
After 472 days away from an NBA floor, Tyrese Haliburton finally stepped on one Wednesday night. The Indiana Pacers guard returned in the preseason opener against the Timberwolves at Hilton Coliseum.
The Indiana Pacers’ preseason is now underway, having faced off with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday evening. They managed to pick up the win in their first outing, scoring 123 points to the Timberwolves’ 112.
The regular season is important, but NBA legends are made in the playoffs. More specifically, it's the Finals where the all-time greats have built their otherworldly reputations.
Haliburton tore his Achilles on June 22, 2025, in Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder and had not gotten back on the floor since.
On Wednesday evening, the Indiana Pacers will hit the floor for their first preseason game of the upcoming season against the Minnesota Timberwolves. This game will mark the return of point guard Tyrese Haliburton to the lineup for his first game action since tearing his Achilles in Game 7 of the NBA Finals in 2025.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers play their first preseason game Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa -- the home of the Iowa State Cyclones.
Preseason basketball isn't necessarily about wins and losses, especially for a Pacers team that already has most of its rotation figured out. For several players further down the depth, chart, however, these exhibition games could carry significant weight.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Sunday afternoon the Indiana Pacers hosted their annual FanJam at Gainbridge Fieldhouse where they played an intrasquad scrimmage game in front of a sold-out crowd.
When the Pacers traded for Ivica Zubac, they acquired a traditional center that plays around the basket on offense and protects the rim on defense. He isn't the lightest of foot and he won't spread the floor as a three-point shooter, but he's a physical presence that can punish opponents with his size, force, and high IQ.
Coach Rick Carlisle’s Indiana Pacers are attempting to run back their 2024-25 NBA Finals appearance with their familiar core led by Tyrese Haliburton, who made a stern injury announcement.
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers hosted their annual Fan Jam event on Sunday afternoon. The sold-out event provided fans with an opportunity to watch a 12-minute intrasquad scrimmage game and a sing-and-dance-off featuring rookies Braden Smith, Rienk Mast, and Keba Keita.
Kelly Oubre Jr. is still learning the Pacers’ system. He already knows he likes it. The veteran wing said after Friday’s practice that Indiana’s quick-moving, unselfish style has been an adjustment, but a welcome one.
The Indiana Pacers basically wrote off an entire year of basketball after Tyrese Haliburton tore his Achilles in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals. The fallout wasn’t just disappointing… it was outright brutal, as Indiana plummeted from being one win away from raising a championship banner to a miserable 19-63 record.
Veteran forward Kelly Oubre Jr. said he chose the Indiana Pacers because the team’s style matches the way he still wants to play. Oubre, who signed a two-year deal with Indiana this summer after three seasons in Philadelphia, spoke about the decision as training camp approaches.