Tyrese Haliburton shares first post since tearing his Achilles

Tyrese Haliburton bared his emotions Monday, just over 24 hours after he suffered a devastating injury in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

The Indiana Pacers star took to X to address the fans. He penned several paragraphs sharing both his thought process in the moment and his feelings of regret over not being able to help the Pacers close out Game 7 with a win. Haliburton also included a photo of him in his hospital bed.

“Man. Don’t know how to explain it other than shock,” Haliburton wrote. “Words cannot express the pain of this letdown. The frustration is unfathomable. I’ve worked my whole life to get to this moment and this is how it ends? Makes no sense.

“Now that I’ve gotten surgery, I wish I could count the number of times people will tell me I’m going to ‘come back stronger.’ What a cliche lol, this s–t sucks. My foot feels like dead weight fam. But what’s hurting most I think is my mind. Feel like I’m rambling, but I know this is something I’ll look back on when I’m through this, as something I’m proud I fought through. It feels good to let this s–t out without y’all seeing the kid ugly cry.”