Tyrese Haliburton is not making any optimistic assumptions about his return from an Achilles tear. Not only will Haliburton, who suffered the injury while trying to play through a calf strain in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, miss the upcoming season , but the Pacers superstar is also hedging his bets on being ready for the start of the 2026-27 season. “I think it’ll be 15 months before I play my next game,” Haliburton said on the Impaulsive podcast , which would peg his timeline to November 2026, right around the start of that season. 4 Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) falls to the court with an injury during the first half of Game 7 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Oklahoma