Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton Reveals Prediction on His Comeback Date

The Indiana Pacers lost much more than just one game and a shot at their first-ever NBA championship. To make things worse, they also lost Tyrese Haliburton, the face of the franchise, for the whole season.

Haliburton, who was dealing with a calf injury late in the season, ultimately tore his Achilles just minutes into Game 7, paving the way for the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the title. Now, he's looking at a long road back to the court. In an appearance on Logan Paul's "Impaulsive," he revealed his expected return date.

Tyrese Haliburton Reveals Potential Return Date

"I think it'll be 15 months until I play my next game," Haliburton admitted, per Real GM.

Haliburton sustained the injury on June 22, meaning that he's aiming at the start of training camp for the 2026-27 season as a potential return date. This all but shuts down all hopes of watching him on the court next season, although the Pacers had already ruled him out for the year.

Tyrese Haliburton Admits he Was Advised Not to Play in Game 7

Haliburton was pretty banged up late in the season, and given the delicate nature of calf injuries, doctors and people from his inner circle advised him to sit out. However, there was no way he was going to miss Game 7 of the NBA Finals:

"I've had calf strains before, and I met with the doctor. He said, 'In the regular season, I would tell you to sit two to three weeks', but it's the Finals," Haliburton said about the diagnosis. "And I'm like, 'What the (expletive)? You think I’m going to sit down?' I'm not going to say who, but I had some close friends, family, and mentors in my life call me after Game 5 and say: 'Hey, shut it down.' No. Hell no. Hell no."

Haliburton got off to a hot start, knocking down three of four three-pointers for a quick nine points in seven minutes before sustaining the non-contact injury that forced him to leave.

Now, he'll look to get back to full strength to help the Pacers win their first championship since the ABA days, even if that means having to be a little patient.