Haliburton successfully had surgery on his right Achilles last Monday in New York after suffering the heartbreaking injury in the Pacers' Game 7 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Haliburton reportedly had an "uplifting" phone call with coach Rick Carlisle afterward and also sent a positive message to his team's group chat.

Fears were confirmed when the Pacers announced that guard Tyrese Haliburton indeed tore his right Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the Finals.

The first reaction to Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton collapsing to the court in Game 7 of NBA Finals was despair — for the pain he was clearly enduring and how awful it is to see anyone suffer an injury. Haliburton's father, John, confirmed it was an Achilles injury to the ABC broadcast.