Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton has a strained left hamstring and will miss time, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Wednesday. How long Haliburton will be sidelined is unclear as Pacers team doctors and Haliburton gather a recovery timeline. Coach Rick Carlisle said the team is bringing in a hamstring expert to consult with trainers and the front office before Wednesday night's game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Haliburton played in the first four games of the season after missing 16 months recovering from a torn Achilles suffered in the 2025 NBA Finals. He averaged 21.8 points, 9.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds on 52% shooting while playing 33 minutes per game. He previously dealt with left hamstring issues in January 2024, missing 10 of 11 games before re-aggravating it during the playoffs.
Haliburton joins Oklahoma City's Jalen Williams, Minnesota's Anthony Edwards and Toronto's Kawhi Leonard among star players sidelined with injuries. The Pacers also face injury issues with four of their five starters on the injury report, including Ivica Zubac (ankle), T.J. McConnell (hamstring), Ben Sheppard (meniscus) and Johnny Furphy (ACL).
The Pacers won 19 games last season while Haliburton was sidelined for the entire 2025-26 season.
Source: ESPN NBA · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing