Tyrese Haliburton Ditching the Bubble Wrap for Monday's Back-to-Back
Tyrese Haliburton said he'll play in second end of back-to-back on Monday. (via @UnderdogNBA)
is officially playing the second night of a back-to-back on Monday, which means the are finally letting us have nice things again.
Underdog NBA reported that the franchise point guard confirmed he is suiting up against the . For anyone holding their breath every time he jumps, this is the ultimate green light.
Haliburton just spent 16 months rehabbing a torn Achilles he suffered in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals against the . For context, the went a catastrophic 19-63 without him last season. Taking him out of this offense is like taking the engine out of a sports car and replacing it with a hamster wheel.
He already proved the Achilles holds up by dropping 23 points and 12 assists in a season-opening win over the New Orleans Pelicans. He even survived a mid-air collision with Zion Williamson, which is basically the NBA's version of a five-star crash test rating.
If you are looking at player props or setting a fantasy lineup, Haliburton playing both ends of a back-to-back this early in the season completely flips his market value. You usually expect a guy coming off a major lower-body injury to get the mandatory bubble-wrap treatment until at least the All-Star break.
Instead, he is diving headfirst into the deep end against . If he looks as explosive on zero days of rest as he did in the opener, the rest of the has a massive problem on its hands.