Tyrese Haliburton is back with Indiana about 16 months after tearing his Achilles, a injury that wrecked the Pacers' 2025-26 season. His return puts Indiana back in the mix for a spot atop the East.
Dejounte Murray missed Pelicans practice with a toe contusion, with coach Jamahl Mosley calling the approach precautionary. Tyrese Haliburton tweaked his right ankle in his season debut but an MRI came back clean, and coach Rick Carlisle called it a mild tweak.
Tyrese Haliburton sat out Indiana's preseason loss to Atlanta after tweaking his right ankle against Minnesota. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said an MRI came back clean and called it a mild sprain, adding that Haliburton's surgically repaired Achilles also looks fine.
Raptors coach Darko Rajaković said Kawhi Leonard practiced fully Monday and is set to play Tuesday against New York, his first appearance since the 2019 Finals. Leonard had sat out Toronto's first two preseason games since reuniting with the team over the offseason. The Knicks enter that matchup 0-3 in the preseason.
