Pacers Star Tyrese Haliburton Diagnosed with Shingles While Recoverin… — and more

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• Tyrese Haliburton was diagnosed with shingles while recovering from his ruptured Achilles tendon, which he suffered in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals last June
• Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle shared the latest update about the star shooting guard during a press conference
• He also shared a projected timeline for how long he would be away from the rest of his teammates while recovering

Tyrese Haliburton is down for the count.

The Indiana Pacers star, 25, suffered another medical complication on the heel of tearing his Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals and has now been diagnosed with shingles.

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle shared the news with reporters, revealing that Haliburton has come down with the viral disease — which presents itself as a painful, blistering skin rash — and will spend two to three weeks away from the team to recover, via Bleacher Report.

According to the CDC, shingles is a "painful rash" that people can get when the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox, “reactivates in their bodies." A “painful, itchy, or tingly” rash around the “left or right side of the body" can form, the CDC added, noting that the illness is more common as you age.

"It's a very painful thing,” Carlisle told reporters on Sunday, Feb. 22, per USA Today. "He will make a full recovery, but this happened over the last few days. He was meeting us in D.C. and had some odd symptoms, and he came back [to Indianapolis]. That's what's happening with him."

Of Haliburton, the coach added, "We certainly wish him a speedy recovery. It's a unique case and a unique situation, but I talked to him a few times and he's always in a good mood, so he'll get through it."

The Pacers shooting guard's latest medical news comes amid his recovery from his ruptured Achille, which he suffered early in Game 7 of the NBA Finals in June 2025. The team confirmed that the athlete will spend the entire 2025-26 season recovering from the injury.

Haliburton is a two-time All-Star who averaged 17.5 points, 8.8 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game last season. He starred in the playoffs and became known for his late-game clutch points, like hitting several game-tying or game-winning shots in the final seconds of high-stake games.

Last month, the Iowa State standout shared an update on his health amid recovery when speaking with LeBron James and Steve Nash on their Mind the Game podcast on Jan. 27.

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"I understand it is allowing me to grow in different ways,” he said. "That's something I'm really trying to focus on through my rehab, through my time to get back: Being more physical. Like, bro, I'm up today. I was 180 lbs. on Game 7 day. I'm 210 right now. Like, I'm up 30 lbs., bro."

He added with a laugh, "I’ve been drowning my sorrows in cookies and ice cream and stuff."

Meanwhile, Haliburton said the carb loading was not totally unintentional.

"It’s just a way for me to be more physical at the rim to get more free throws," he said. “I think that’s important versus just slowing the game down."

Haliburton won't likely return to the game until next season, but in the meantime, he's checking off person milestones. On in July 2025, he announced his engagement to longtime girlfriend Jade Jones.

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Pre-match

With Rolando Mandragora suspended and Albert Guðmundsson only fit for the bench, Daniele Cavalletto didn’t have many choices to make for his XI. On the other side of the aisle, Oscar Hiljemark shuffled things a bit without really shaking them up. Viola boss Paolo Vanoli was forced to watch from the stands after his pretty weak red card against Como. At least the other folks in there provided him, and us, with a blistering atmosphere for a Monday night, complete with an impressive tifo in the Curva Ferrovia.

First half

Both sides quickly showed their hands: Pisa committed 2 fouls in the first 90 seconds and Fiorentina kept the ball patiently, moving it around quite well without generating many chances; the combinations between fullback, winger, and mezzala were particularly encouraging. Ndour cracked a decent effort on goal and Antonio Caracciolo got a desperate block on Marco Brescianini’s dangerous shot. The breakthrough came from Ndour’s skewed effort, which bounced off Simone Canestrelli and dropped right to Moise Kean’s feet. The Moose duly swept home to make it 3 straight games with a goal.

If you were expecting a response from Pisa, you were left waiting: the Viola remained patient on the ball and showed a good ability to change gears and get into the final third, although the connections there were too loose to generate much threat. The out-of-possession work was also excellent, turning the Nerazzurri over time and again in their own half. The only disappointment was not doubling the lead at some point because it felt like another goal would’ve ended the game, but Fiorentina went into the break with a 1-0 lead, 67% possession, and 9 shots to Pisa’s 1. Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.

Second half

Maurizio Mariani grabbed the spotlight just after the restart after Dodô went down under slight but clear contact from Rosen Bozhinov; instead of just waving play on, the ref decided to make a point and booked the Brazilian, which felt quite harsh. It nearly got worse when Fagioli slipped over in midfield, giving Pisa a 2-v-2 break, but Luca Ranieri put in a fantastic tackle on Henrik Meister in the box to snuff it out. That gave the visitors some confidence and they grew into the game, creating a couple of pretty good chances, including one that Dodô cleared over his own crossbar from about 4 yards out. It was ragged, particularly after Jacopo Fazzini missed the net after rounding Nícolas late on and Canestrelli banged one over the bar right at the death, but it was a win.

Full time

Goals: Kean 13’

Cards: Dodô 47’, Fabbian 90’+1, Fazzini 90’+2; Caracciolo 37’, Marin 62’, Cuadrado 79’

What we learned

-Ndour isn’t a project anymore. He’s the 4th-best midfielder on this team at worst and might be more valuable than Brescianini (who was also good here). Cher’s gone from a gawky heap of potential to a genuine Serie A quality player in just a few months.

-I don’t think Harrison’s all that good a player but he does one thing that nobody else on the team does: spam crosses into the box. That adds balance to the attack and forces the opponent to commit someone out wide rather than collapsing everyone into central positions.

-Fiorentina’s now W3 D1 in the games in which Vanoli’s been sent off or suspended. That’s 42% of its points this season in 15% of the games. Hmm. HHMMMMM. (This is obviously a joke and not a call for Vanoli to be sacked.)

-It felt like half the Viola XI ended up with their shirts ripped up. Dodô, Harrison, and Kean all head tears in them by halftime. Bold choice by Kappa to make the unis out of a delicate cheese.

-For what feels like the first time this season, Fiorentina defended set pieces reasonably well. By my count, Pisa created 2 opportunities from 4 corners and 1 attacking free kick. Is that still too high a percentage? Yes. Is keeping it below half a minor triumph? Also yes.

What’s next

The win pushes Fiorentina’s tally to 24 points, even with Lecce and Cremonese. Lecce’s still got the tiebreaker over the Viola but Cremonese is one of the few teams they’ve beaten. Both those sides are still on the schedule so expect the run-in to remain very tight; beating both would probably do enough to ensure survival. Beating everyone else would also help, of course, and that starts with Udinese in yet another Monday game next week.

Before that, though, we’ll see some heavy squad rotation because Jagiellonia Białystok’s coming to town for the second leg of the Conference League playoff round. Fiorentina, as you probably recall, has a 3-0 win in the tank and thus should be able to get this one over the line with minimal fuss, right? Right? Guys?

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