Tyrese Haliburton entered Sunday night's Game 7 of the NBA Finals with the hopes of leading the Indiana Pacers to their first NBA Finals win. He got off to a hot start, knocking down three three-pointers in the first half, before exiting the game with a torn Achilles just seven minutes into the contest.
The Pacers, without their floor general, would ultimately fall 103–91, as the team struggled to generate much offense with Haliburton in the locker room.
Haliburton underwent surgery to repair the torn Achilles on Monday night in New York City. He later penned a lengthy, vulnerable note to Indiana fans from his hospital bed, in which he joked about the many clichéd well-wishes he's bound to receive before echoing a Kobe Bryant quote about this very injury.
The full text of Haliburton's message is below:
The timeline for Haliburton's recovery is not yet known, though it is likely that he will miss most of, if not all of, the Pacers' 2025–26 season.