Did NBA Drug Test Tyrese Haliburton? Pacers Star's Cryptic Remark Post Achilles Injury Dunk Explored

Just a week after Tyrese Haliburton posted a video of himself dunking, while he is in the process of Achilles injury recovery, it seems to have raised concerns in the NBA. The Indiana Pacers star revealed in his social media post that he was drug tested.

Last week, on October 25, in the 17th week of his recovery, Haliburton posted a video of himself dunking in his printed pair of casual shorts, leaving his coach, Rick Carlisle, impressed.

However, on Monday, Tyrese Haliburton revealed in a post on X that he was drug tested by the league.

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"Post a video dunking, drug test a week later!" he wrote on X.

While a video of Haliburton dunking in the gym should be encouraging for the Indiana Pacers fans, he is still far from getting 100% to suit up for a basketball game. Haliburton is set to miss the entire 2025-26 season and return in the 2026-27 season.

Tyrese Haliburton tore his Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the OKC Thunder. The Pacers star was already on the injury list, but decided to play the game to help his team win the title. However, it ended up being the worst game of his career.

Haliburton was one of the many stars last season who suffered an Achilles injury last season. Damian Lillard and Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum both tore their Achilles tendons during the playoffs last season.

Myles Turner reveals why Tyrese Haliburton is different on basketball court

It is really easy to love Tyrese Haliburton off the basketball court, and he is just as difficult to love for his opponents to love him when he is on the basketball court. Earlier this week, Haliburton's former teammate, Myles Turner, appeared on Thanasis Antetokounmpo's "Thanalysis Show" and revealed the reason behind a different version of Haliburton on the basketball court.

Turner, who joined the Milwaukee Bucks from the Pacers, said that off the basketball court, Haliburton was a great teammate, a great family man, and a nice human being. However, fans and opponents get a trash-talking version of him because of the support of his teammates.

"Tyrese also knows he's protected, too," Turner said. "So, he can go out there, talk his s***, say whatever the hell he wants to do, and he knows he has backup at the end of the day. Now, he's not going to be talking the same s*** if you're in the middle of the street. That's what guys don't do in this league."

Turner added that players have to at least perform on the court because they have to protect their brand value and their egos.

Edited by Nandjee Ranjan