Making his first public comments since tearing his Achilles tendon during Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton uses a Kobe Bryant quote from when Kobe suffered the same injury.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton tore his Achilles in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, similarly to when Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant tore his Achilles in 2013.

Tyrese Haliburton said he has no regrets about trying to help the Indiana Pacers win a title even after suffering a torn right Achilles tendon in the NBA Finals. The 25-year-old posted a message on X with himself in a hospital bed making the shape of a heart with his hands after undergoing surgery in New York on Monday.