Tyrese Haliburton To Miss Time With Hamstring Strain

A specific timeline for Haliburton’s return has not yet been established, with Pacers team doctors still evaluating the injury, sources tell ESPN. According to Tony East of Circle City Spin (Twitter link), head coach Rick Carlisle said during an appearance on 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis that Haliburton will meet with those doctors, team executives, and a hamstring specialist later this afternoon.

“We’ll hope this hamstring thing is not a big deal or not any kind of a long-term thing,” Carlisle said. “But as I said, we’ll know more about that later this evening.”

Haliburton returned to action this fall after missing the entire 2025/26 season while recovering from an Achilles tear he suffered during Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals. That injury was to his right Achilles. In some instances, a player coming off a major injury in one leg can sustain an injury in his other leg as a result of overcompensating or favoring the healthy leg, though it’s unclear if that’s what happened in this case.

For what it’s worth, Haliburton didn’t miss a beat in terms of his production upon returning to action last week. Through four games, he had averaged 21.8 points, 9.5 assists, and 4.5 rebounds in 33.0 minutes per contest, with a shooting line of .516/.370/.867.

Backup point guard T.J. McConnell has yet to make his season debut for Indiana due to a hamstring strain of his own, while Andrew Nembhard is considered questionable to play on Wednesday due to neck soreness, as we relayed earlier today. The Pacers would be short on ball-handling and play-making if all three guards are sidelined and would need players like Quenton Jackson and Pascal Siakam to take on increased responsibilities on offense.