It is common knowledge that the Indiana Pacers are missing Tyrese Haliburton badly, and their 141-135 loss in double overtime on Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder showed as much. The Pacers' fighting spirit remains alive and well, but without Haliburton to commandeer the offense in the clutch, Indiana simply did not have enough — especially against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored a career-high 55 points in the Thunder win.

With Haliburton recovering from a ruptured Achilles, it stands to reason that he'll be missing the entire 2025-26 season. He's only 25 years of age and there's no reason for the Pacers to rush him back on the court.

But it looks like the star floor general is making significant progress in his recovery, as he mentioned on the ESPN broadcast o

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