Tyrese Haliburton Shares Honest Update on Achilles Rehab

It has been nearly two months since Tyrese Haliburton tore his Achilles in Sport 7 of the NBA Finals, and whereas the Pacers star has made progress, he admits the restoration journey is much from over.

“I’ve good days and dangerous days,” Haliburton informed Kyle Malzhan of WFRV Native 5. “Once you look again on the 12 months that was and the way particular it was, which means quite a bit to me. I had a variety of enjoyable and bought to develop myself as a participant and individual day by day, chasing my dream of successful a championship. Clearly we fell brief and I’m coping with rehabbing this proper now. However when I’m able to get again to 100% the chase continues, in order that’s the thrilling half for me.

“It’s been up and down. I’m lastly strolling with out the usage of crutches or a scooter or something. That’s thrilling for me. I needed to verify I used to be in a position to a minimum of stroll a little bit bit by the point I used to be in a position to be right here (at camp), in order that’s particular for me,” Haliburton mentioned. “I feel each couple weeks is a brand new achievement, I assume, when it comes to my restoration. Over the subsequent couple weeks we’ll get nearer to me with the ability to put on sneakers full-time with no boot and with the ability to stroll and stuff like that. I’ve an excellent medical crew behind me that’s actually serving to me get issues finished and progressing in addition to I can proper now… It’s an extended course of. This damage, to get again to 100%, is often a few 12 months lengthy. We’re solely at week six, week seven now. We nonetheless bought a variety of time to get there. However each little development is thrilling to me. To be right here and have the ability to stroll means quite a bit for me and as time goes on, the extra I’m in a position to do could be very thrilling to me.”

#Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton spoke to native Wisconsin media throughout his youth basketball camp at Oshkosh North about his Achilles restoration.

Haliburton is ready to stroll in a boot with no scooter or crutches. Within the subsequent couple weeks, he’s anticipating to be strolling with sneakers. pic.twitter.com/8an9YrhlQF

— Kyle Malzhan (@KyleMalzhan) August 15, 2025