Tyrese Haliburton’s return to the Pacers has hit an early speed bump.
Indiana’s point guard has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain and will miss some time, according to sources relayed by ESPN’s Shams Charania. A concrete timetable for his return is still not in place, with Pacers doctors continuing to evaluate the injury.
Rick Carlisle said on 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis that Haliburton is scheduled to meet with team doctors, 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 had just gotten back on the floor this fall after sitting out the entire 2025/26 season while rehabbing the right Achilles tear he suffered in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals. In some cases, players returning from a major injury on one leg can wind up dealing with issues in the other leg because of compensation, though the source report notes it’s unclear whether that played any role here.
Before the injury, Haliburton was producing right away. In four games, he averaged 21.8 points, 9.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds in 33.0 minutes per night while shooting .516/.370/.867.
Indiana’s backcourt depth is already being tested. Backup point guard T.J.
McConnell has not yet made his season debut because of a hamstring strain, and Andrew Nembhard is questionable for Wednesday with neck soreness, as noted earlier. If all three guards are unavailable, the Pacers would be stretched thin for ball-handling and play-making, leaving players like Quenton Jackson and Pascal Siakam with heavier offensive duties.
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