Tyrese Haliburton Fantasy Basketball Injury Update: When Will Pacers PG Return?

The Pacers and their fans waited over a full year to see Tyrese Haliburton back on the court. Haliburton famously tore his right Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals and did not make his return until October 21 of this year. Just four games into his comeback, however, Haliburton suffered a separate injury as he endured a pulled hamstring.

Below, we will deliver a Haliburton injury update and look at when he will return to the Pacers’ lineup.

Tyrese Haliburton fantasy basketball injury update: When Will Pacers G return?
Haliburton suffered a left hamstring strain on October 26 against the Milwaukee Bucks. He did not travel with the Pacers when they played in Mexico City, Mexico this past weekend.

“We have a great training staff, and we’ve just got to work through [injuries],” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said this past weekend. “Mother nature can be challenging, but whatever the amount of time it takes, it takes. Our guys have done a good job of getting themselves healthy, but it does take time. We’ve got a lot of guys back now. Tyrese will be back hopefully before too long.

“Unfortunately, [Haliburton is] not able to be here. He sends his regards to Mexico. He’s very disappointed he couldn’t make it, but it’s better for his rehab to stay at home and be in the hyperbaric and to do all the treatment stuff.”

The hamstring strain is said to be mild. A mild hamstring strain takes a few days to 2 weeks to recover from. Haliburton has already been out 2 weeks and 2 days.

Obviously the Pacers are proceeding with an abundance of caution given their star player was just out for over a full year due to injury.

It is unlikely that Haliburton returns this week.

The Pacers have been mum about his timeline for return, but we’ll speculate and say that a late November return makes sense.

Here is a look at Indiana’s schedule around that time.

Tyrese Haliburton fantasy basketball update
Haliburton had a fantasy basketball ADP of No. 14 overall in recent drafts. The former Iowa State star looked a lot like his old self in the four games that he played this season.

In Indiana’s first game of the season, at New Orleans, Haliburton scored 23 points and recorded 12 assists.

It’s a small sample size, but Haliburton is averaging 21.8 points, 9.5 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game so far this season. His best statistical season came in 2023-24 when he averaged 20.1 points, 10.9 assists, and 3.9 rebounds per game.

Pacers odds
The Pacers had +3500 NBA title odds entering this season. Twelve teams appeared ahead of Indiana on the Fantatics Sportsbook odds board.

The Pacers have had an ugly start to the season as they are 3-8 on the campaign. They are now 15th on the Fanatics NBA title odds board with a +4500 price. They are currently +950 to win the Central Division title.