{"id":1163587,"date":"2026-02-23T01:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T06:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/?p=1163587"},"modified":"2026-02-23T01:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T06:33:11","slug":"tyrese-haliburton-shingles-diagnosis-why-pacers-star-guard-will-be-away-from-team-with-painful-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/tyrese-haliburton-shingles-diagnosis-why-pacers-star-guard-will-be-away-from-team-with-painful-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyrese Haliburton shingles diagnosis: Why Pacers star guard will be away from team with painful illness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tyrese Haliburton shingles diagnosis: Why Pacers star guard will be away from team with painful illness<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>.
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Tyrese Haliburton remains unlikely to see the court for the Indiana Pacers<\/a> in the 2025-26 season due to the torn Achilles he suffered in last summer’s Game 7 of the NBA Finals. But now, he’s facing a bit more of a setback.<\/p>\n

Haliburton, who has spent lots of time on the Pacers’ sidelines this season in a player-coach type role, will be away from the team as of Sunday due to a recent diagnosis with shingles, head coach Rick Carlisle said.<\/p>\n

The star guard is expected to make a “full recovery” from the viral infection, but he won’t be around Indiana’s team for some time.<\/p>\n

Here’s what to know about Tyrese Haliburton’s shingles diagnosis.<\/p>\n

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What is Tyrese Haliburton\u2019s injury?<\/h2>\n

Haliburton was diagnosed with shingles, Carlisle said Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe will likely make a full recovery,\u201d Carlisle said before Sunday\u2019s Pacers game against the Dallas Mavericks<\/a>, per The Athletic<\/a>. \u201cThis happened over the last few days. He was meeting us in D.C. and had some odd symptoms.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a unique case, a unique situation. I\u2019ve talked to him a few times, and he\u2019s always in a good mood, so he\u2019ll get through it. But trying to survive at a high level without a guy like that is extremely difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n

What is shingles?<\/h2>\n

Shingles, according to Mayo Clinic<\/a>, is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. It can occur anywhere on the body, and it “typically looks like a single stripe of blisters that wraps around the left side or the right side of your torso.”<\/p>\n

The infection is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox,\u00a0the varicella-zoster virus. Shingles is not life-threatening, but can be painful, with vaccines helping lower the risk of it.<\/p>\n

Symptoms include pain, burning or tingling; sensitivity to touch; a\u00a0red rash that begins a few days after the pain; fluid-filled blisters that break open and crust over; and itching.<\/p>\n

How long does it take to recover from shingles?<\/h2>\n

According to Cleveland Clinic<\/a>,\u00a0it can take three-to-five weeks from the time symptoms start until a shingles rash totally disappears. Other symptoms then get better within seven-to-10 days.<\/p>\n

Most people who contract shingles\u00a0get better without any complications, often by taking antivirals within three days of the start of symptoms.<\/p>\n

How long will Haliburton be out?<\/h2>\n

Haliburton will be away from the Pacers for 2-3 weeks with his shingles diagnosis, Carlisle said<\/a>. Once he’s made a full recovery, he’s expected to rejoin the team.<\/p>\n

However, as for his torn Achilles, the expectation remains that Haliburton will not be playing in the remainder of the 2025-26 season, with the Pacers ranking among the worst teams in the Eastern Conference and eyeing a return to contention next fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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