標籤: recovering

Tyrese Haliburton led the Indiana Pacers to the NBA Finals in a difficult 2024–25 campaign, where he suffered an Achilles injury that caused him to miss the current season. Despite this, things have taken a bit of a turn for the worse as the two-time All-Star has now been diagnosed with shingles, a viral condition which is expected to keep him away from the team for a period of ‘two to three weeks’.

“It’s a very painful thing. He’ll probably make a full recovery. “He was visiting us in DC and had some weird symptoms. It’s a unique case, a unique situation … but he’s always in a good mood, so he’ll get through it,” head coach Rick Carlisle said of Haliburton’s situation, according to IndyStar.

Carlisle spoke about Haliburton’s importance to the team and claimed that for the Pacers, “it’s extremely difficult to try to survive at a high level without a guy like that.”
Indiana entered the week with a 15-43 record and only had one player in Pascal Siakam averaging over 20 points per game.

The Pacers have been effectively stripped of their offensive engine. Apart from being the best playmaker on the Haliburton team, he was always capable of scoring from any range at any point.

In his absence, Indiana has pioneered its ‘team-first’ system with Benedict Mathurin and Andrew Nembhard averaging nearly 17 points per game. While the latest diagnosis has no impact on Haliburton’s overall timeline, the 25-year-old is undoubtedly going through a painful period.

The Pacers are in 15th place in the Eastern Conference and are on their way to being a lottery pick, and are probably already looking ahead to next season, with Haliburton also ready to return. Currently, they are going through a three-game losing streak and will next face the Philadelphia 76ers.

Jayson Tatum’s return to the court is in the near future. The Boston Celtics are currently the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference behind the Detroit Pistons, with a chance to advance them before the regular season ends. The Celtics will want home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, and with Tatum returning, they’ll have a ton of momentum.

Tatum is working to recover from his Achilles tendon injury. These injuries are occurring frequently, but many have not been able to bounce back as better players. Tatum is looking to avoid those obstacles.

On Saturday, the Celtics posted some photos of Tatum at practice, and one photo of him going viral as he was being defended by Luka Garza.

Another day of work pic.twitter.com/EJD0iT58rP

– Boston Celtics (@celtics) 21 February 2026

There aren’t too many images or videos of Tatum playing against contact. He has been attending games and practicing for a long time, but the superstar is still making progress. There is no legitimate report of his return this regular season, but if the Celtics really want him back this season, it would make sense for him to debut before the playoffs.

Chris Haynes revealed what Tatum told him recently. “I’m trying to come back… I don’t know if that’s the case or not,” Tatum told Haynes.

Tatum tore his Achilles tendon in May 2025, so a return in less than a year would be incredible for him. The playoffs don’t start until mid-April, so Tatum still has plenty of time to work his way back and make a final decision on whether he’ll return this season or next.