Pacers' Haliburton Out 2-3 Weeks with Shingles

Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton will be sidelined from team activities for two to three weeks after a recent diagnosis of shingles, coach Rick Carlisle announced Sunday before the team's game against the Dallas Mavericks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Haliburton, a two-time All-Star, has been absent from the court all season while rehabilitating from a torn Achilles tendon he suffered in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals last June. Despite the injury, he has traveled with the Pacers and contributed from the bench in a player-coach capacity, offering guidance during games. The shingles diagnosis emerged over the past few days when Haliburton experienced unusual symptoms while joining the team in Washington, D.C.

Shingles is a viral infection caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, leading to a painful rash often appearing as a stripe of blisters on one side of the body. Medical experts, including those cited by the Mayo Clinic, describe it as non-life-threatening but potentially very uncomfortable, with symptoms that can include burning pain, itching, fever, and fatigue. It is more common in older adults or those with weakened immune systems, though the exact...