Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton will be sidelined for the team’s next three games due to a hamstring injury, as coach Rick Carlisle stated on Tuesday. The NBA All-Star is set to undergo a re-evaluation on Saturday regarding his injury.
“Not a re-injury,” Carlisle said. “Just injury recovery management type stuff.”
The injury, identified as a Grade 1 strain in his left hamstring, occurred during a victory against the Boston Celtics on January 8.
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Haliburton missed five subsequent games before making a comeback last Friday, where he scored 21 points and made 17 assists in a game against Portland despite the team’s loss. He was absent again in the Pacers’ recent defeat against the Suns in Phoenix.
The Pacers, currently facing a challenging phase with four losses in their last five games, are scheduled to play against the reigning NBA champions, the Denver Nuggets, at home on Tuesday night. This will be followed by games against the Philadelphia 76ers and the Suns later in the week at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
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Haliburton has been leading the Pacers this season, averaging 23.6 points per game, the highest on the team, and 12.6 assists per game, the highest in the league, with a shooting accuracy of nearly 50% from the field. The Pacers currently hold the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference standings.
