Haliburton Expected to Miss Time With Hamstring Strain

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton has a strained left hamstring and is expected to miss time, according to ESPN reporter Shams Charania. The injury was reported October 28, four games into Haliburton’s return after missing the 2025-26 season with a torn right Achilles tendon. No recovery timetable has been established publicly in the reports. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said Haliburton would meet with a hamstring expert and the team’s medical staff to assess the injury. Carlisle said more information was expected later that evening. The assessment was intended to help determine the severity of the strain and clarify how long Haliburton might be unavailable. The 26-year-old averaged 21.8 points and 9.5 assists in his first four games of the 2026-27 season. He had returned to regular-season play in Indiana’s season opener after suffering the Achilles tear in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals. His absence covered the entire 2025-26 campaign. Haliburton last played against the Milwaukee Bucks on October 26. After Indiana’s 110-102 loss, he said he was feeling a little beat up. He had also been listed as questionable for the Pacers’ October 28 game against the Philadelphia 76ers,...