Sources: Pacers' Haliburton to miss time with strained hamstring

• Jamal CollierOct 28, 2026, 01:36 PM ET

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Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton has a strained left hamstring and will miss time, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Wednesday.

How long Haliburton will be sidelined is currently unclear, as Pacers team doctors and Haliburton are still gathering a clear timeline for his recovery, sources told ESPN.

Haliburton played in the first four games of the season for Indiana -- including a back-to-back this past Sunday and Monday -- after he had missed 16 months while recovering from a torn Achilles suffered in the 2025 NBA Finals.

He acknowledged feeling "a little beat up" after Monday's game in Milwaukee before appearing on the injury report Wednesday.

Haliburton had been averaging 21.8 points, 9.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds on 52% shooting while playing 33 minutes per game to start the season.