Tyrese Haliburton weighed in on the talk surrounding the uptick in Achilles accidents throughout the NBA final season, saying he would not imagine there is a definitive reply past that of unhealthy luck.
Haliburton is recovering from his personal Achilles tear, which he suffered early in Sport 7 of the NBA Finals towards the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was the third participant to endure an Achilles tear within the playoffs and the seventh general final season.
“I believe that there is like a notion when guys get injured or when this has occurred so many occasions that everyone thinks that they’ve the reply to why that is taking place,” Haliburton stated Tuesday on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Present” in his first public look because the harm. “All people thinks we play too many video games, we play too many minutes — all these issues might be true, however I do not suppose that’s what’s inflicting these accidents.”
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has additionally acknowledged he would not imagine the variety of video games or quantity of minutes is a serious contributing issue, telling ESPN earlier this summer time that almost all of Achilles accidents occur within the first half of the season.
“So I do not suppose that anyone has essentially the reply,” Haliburton stated. “I believe accidents are simply unhealthy luck typically and that is simply what occurred. I believe that is simply what occurs in sports activities typically.”
Haliburton’s proper Achilles tendon tear occurred as he was taking part in on a calf pressure he was formally identified with after Sport 5 — nonetheless he was seen favoring the leg as early as after Sport 2. Haliburton handed a calf stress check earlier than Sport 6 that allowed him to play and stated he was feeling nice going into Sport 7.
“After Sport 6, I am like, ‘It is achieved, it is gone, adrenaline goes to get to me, I’ll be good,'” Haliburton stated. “I’m going to Sport 7, I really feel nothing. I really feel nice going into the sport. I believe that is why I had a fantastic begin to the sport. My physique felt nice. Then clearly, that occurs in the long run.”
Now a month previous surgical procedure, Haliburton remains to be getting round on a scooter; the Pacers have already dominated him out for all of subsequent season. He stated he is talked with each Kevin Durant — who tore his Achilles in the course of the 2019 Finals — and Jayson Tatum, who suffered an Achilles tear just a few weeks earlier than Haliburton.
The Pacers level guard says his objective is to make use of the time between now and his anticipated return in 2026-27 the easiest way he can.
“I believe I wish to take this time to continue to grow my thoughts for the sport. Being round coach [Rick] Carlisle. Sit in on coaches’ conferences. [Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin] Pritchard, speaking to these guys and serving to. I really feel like I’ve a reasonably first rate basketball thoughts myself. So I am simply attempting to assist the fellows as greatest as I can. I’ll be on the bench as quickly as I can stroll.”