Pacers Star Tyrese Haliburton Diagnosed with Shingles While Recovering from Achilles Tear

NEED TO KNOW

• Tyrese Haliburton was diagnosed with shingles while recovering from his ruptured Achilles tendon, which he suffered in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals last June
• Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle shared the latest update about the star shooting guard during a press conference
• He also shared a projected timeline for how long he would be away from the rest of his teammates while recovering

Tyrese Haliburton is down for the count.

The Indiana Pacers star, 25, suffered another medical complication on the heel of tearing his Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals and has now been diagnosed with shingles.

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle shared the news with reporters, revealing that Haliburton has come down with the viral disease — which presents itself as a painful, blistering skin rash — and will spend two to three weeks away from the team to recover, via Bleacher Report.

According to the CDC, shingles is a "painful rash" that people can get when the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox, “reactivates in their bodies." A “painful, itchy, or tingly” rash around the “left or right side of the body" can form, the CDC added, noting that the illness is more common as you age.

"It's a very painful thing,” Carlisle told reporters on Sunday, Feb. 22, per USA Today. "He will make a full recovery, but this happened over the last few days. He was meeting us in D.C. and had some odd symptoms, and he came back [to Indianapolis]. That's what's happening with him."

Of Haliburton, the coach added, "We certainly wish him a speedy recovery. It's a unique case and a unique situation, but I talked to him a few times and he's always in a good mood, so he'll get through it."

The Pacers shooting guard's latest medical news comes amid his recovery from his ruptured Achille, which he suffered early in Game 7 of the NBA Finals in June 2025. The team confirmed that the athlete will spend the entire 2025-26 season recovering from the injury.

Haliburton is a two-time All-Star who averaged 17.5 points, 8.8 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game last season. He starred in the playoffs and became known for his late-game clutch points, like hitting several game-tying or game-winning shots in the final seconds of high-stake games.

Last month, the Iowa State standout shared an update on his health amid recovery when speaking with LeBron James and Steve Nash on their Mind the Game podcast on Jan. 27.

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"I understand it is allowing me to grow in different ways,” he said. "That's something I'm really trying to focus on through my rehab, through my time to get back: Being more physical. Like, bro, I'm up today. I was 180 lbs. on Game 7 day. I'm 210 right now. Like, I'm up 30 lbs., bro."

He added with a laugh, "I’ve been drowning my sorrows in cookies and ice cream and stuff."

Meanwhile, Haliburton said the carb loading was not totally unintentional.

"It’s just a way for me to be more physical at the rim to get more free throws," he said. “I think that’s important versus just slowing the game down."

Haliburton won't likely return to the game until next season, but in the meantime, he's checking off person milestones. On in July 2025, he announced his engagement to longtime girlfriend Jade Jones.

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