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LIST: Haliburton, Tatum, Lillard, more who suffered Achilles injuries in 2024–25 NBA season

Few injuries are more devastating for a basketball player than a torn Achilles — and the Indiana Pacers experienced that firsthand, losing three players to the same season-ending injury in a single year.

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Two-time champ Jrue Holiday heads to Portland as Boston gets Anfernee Simons, picks—reports

Jrue Holiday was a key cog in the Celtics’ 2024 championship run, while Anfernee Simons now joins a Boston team making early offseason moves to address the looming absence of injured star Jayson Tatum for the 2024–25 season.

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Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton vows to 'do everything to get back right' after Achilles surgery

In a long, emotional post, Tyrese Haliburton draws inspiration from the late Kobe Bryant — who once suffered a torn Achilles — as the Pacer begins the long road to recovery.

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Hampered by injuries early, Chet Holmgren perseveres to become NBA champ with OKC Thunder

In the span of four months, Chet Holmgren went from being sidelined with a right hip fracture to playing a pivotal role in a title-clinching Game 7 — helping the Oklahoma City Thunder capture the NBA championship.

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Indiana Pacers confirm Tyrese Haliburton to undergo surgery on torn right Achilles

While the Indiana Pacers have not provided a specific recovery timeline, Tyrese Haliburton is expected to miss most, if not all, of the 2025–26 NBA season with a torn right Achilles.

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Two-time champ Alex Caruso admits 2025 Thunder run ‘much harder’ than 2020 with Lakers

Now with two rings to his name, Alex Caruso was quick to point out the difference between winning with the Oklahoma City Thunder and the bubble title he earned with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.

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Rick Carlisle confident Tyrese Haliburton will recover from suspected Achilles injury: 'He’ll be back in time'

For the Indiana Pacers, the heartbreak wasn’t just about the Game 7 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder—it was seeing Tyrese Haliburton, the man who brought them to the NBA’s grandest stage, fall before the story could reach its finish.

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Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander deflects credit after historic season: “It’s a win for everybody”

As historic as his 2025 individual run was, first-time champion Shai Gilgeous-Alexander knows it took a village to reach the peak of his NBA career.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named Finals MVP as Thunder win first NBA title in Game 7

The Thunder became NBA champions for the first time ever, with superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the center of it all as he claimed Finals MVP honors.

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Thunder overwhelm Pacers in Game 7 to win first-ever NBA championship

MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder capitalized on Tyrese Haliburton’s early exit, beating the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 to claim the 2025 NBA championship.

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Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton exits NBA Finals Game 7 with lower leg injury

Tyrese Haliburton is feared to have suffered an Achilles injury in Game 7 of the NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Kevin Durant headed to Houston Rockets in blockbuster trade — report

Kevin Durant is reportedly headed to Houston, and the Rockets-Suns package for the former two-time Finals MVP is centered around Fil-Am guard Jalen Green.

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Haliburton, Pacers aim to make history in Game 7 of NBA Finals vs Thunder

The Indiana Pacers are looking to become just the 5th team to win Game 7 of the NBA Finals on the road, taking on the Oklahoma City to decide the 2025 champion.

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