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Tyrese Haliburton Dominated in Emotional Game Back at OKC - Newsweek (opens in a new tab)
newsweek.com · 2025-06-22
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedOn June 22, 2025, Tyrese Haliburton tore his right Achilles tendon during Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Paycom Center, and the injury caused him to miss the entirety of the 2025-26 season.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedHaliburton played great basketball in the game, scoring 24 points, three rebounds and three assists in 18 minutes and making four three-pointers.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedHaliburton returned to action after over a year on Oct. 7, 2026, later came back to play in the third preseason game in Oklahoma City, and the game was notable because it took place at the Paycom Center where he had been injured.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedHaliburton said he expected to feel more emotion returning to Oklahoma City, but once the game started everything felt normal and it was not as bad as he thought it would be.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedPacers coach Rick Carlisle said Haliburton was undaunted by what happened in the past and played his game well.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedHaliburton said he wanted to play in Oklahoma City to 'rip the Band-Aid off' before the regular season so he would not have to worry about those emotions during the season.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref · 15 candidate papers
Epidemiology and Performance After Achilles Tendon Rupture in National Basketball Association (NBA) Players: A Retrospective Case Series Rationale.
Cureus · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref
Return to Play and Performance After Achilles Tendon Rupture in Women’s National Basketball Association Players
Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics · 2020 · Crossref
Achilles Tendon Rupture in the NBA: Return to Play, Performance Decline, and Temporal Trends (2000-2025).
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Return to play, performance, and value of National Basketball Association players following Achilles tendon rupture
The Physician and Sportsmedicine · 2021 · Crossref
Prior Calf Strain as a Risk Factor for Achilles Tendon Rupture in National Basketball Association Players: A Retrospective Analysis.
2026 · Europe PMC
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