Haliburton has always been complimentary towards Gilgeous-Alexander. He called him the MVP before he won the trophy. What made it more daring for him to say that was that Nikola Jokic was still in a two-man race. He almost led one of the biggest upsets ever but fell just short.

Tyrese Haliburton gave his first public interview since his Achilles tear with Pat McAfee on Tuesday. Here's what injured Pacers star said.

Following the Indiana Pacers' loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals, center Myles Turner departed in free agency and signed a four-year, $107 million deal with the rival Milwaukee Bucks.

The Pacers have been granted a player exception for next season with Haliburton expected to miss all of it with a torn Achilles.

Tyrese Haliburton breaks down why SGA is the NBA’s most efficient scorer: "He’s the MVP for a reason" originally appeared on Basketball Network. Tyrese Haliburton and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recently shared the stage every aspiring hooper dreams of reaching: the NBA Finals.

Haliburton will miss the entirety of next season as he rehabs, and despite the gut punch that the injury is, he seemed to be in good spirits when appearing on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Tuesday. The Olympic gold medalist shared that recently Kevin Durant dropped by his house to talk with him as the two have a new shared experience.

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton marveled at Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant making free throws after tearing his Achilles.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton gave his thoughts on center Myles Turner's decision to leave the team for the Milwaukee Bucks in free agency this offseason during a Tuesday interview on the Pat McAfee Show.

Haliburton said on "The Pat McAfee Show" Tuesday that he knew it was his Achilles as soon as it happened, and also noted that after writhing on the ground in pain, he thought about trying to have a Kobe Bryant moment by walking off under his own power.

In what is a shocking statistic, Haliburton was seventh overall player last season to suffer an achilles injury, and the the third player to suffer a tear in the playoffs alone.