Tyrese Halliburton reveals ‘drug test’ one week after viral slam dunk
The The Indiana Pacers won to a rough start to the 2025-26 NBA season, currently at 1-6 after a heartbreaking loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. A big part of the reason Indiana got off to such a slow start was the number of injuries they were dealing with, including at point guard Tyrese Halliburtonwho will miss the entire season with a torn Achilles.
Halliburton recently raised eyebrows when he posted a video of himself dunking on social media, giving fans a good sign as he continues to recover from injury.
Now, the All-Star has revealed hilarious consequences of that video.
“Post dunk video, drug test a week later!” wrote Halliburton on X, formerly Twitter.
Players from many sports leagues have been known to jokingly post their “random” drug tests after an impressive athletic feat, and Halliburton seems to have jumped on the bandwagon.
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum, who is also dealing with a torn Achilles, recently posted a similar video of himself dunking, giving fans hope that the two could be back on the court sooner than expected.
Transition year for the Pacers
While it’s still early days, it looks like the writing is already on the wall for this Pacers season, as they likely won’t be competing for anything other than lottery positioning in 2025-26.
That may not be the worst thing for the franchise’s long-term direction, though, as the team won’t be under pressure to rush Halliburton back into the lineup, and will also potentially have the opportunity to draft an elite player in the numbers that will be loaded in the 2026 NBA Draft class.
In the meantime, Indiana can continue to develop some of its younger players like Benedict Maturin in hopes of getting them even more ready to contribute in 2026-27.
The Pacers will next take the floor on Wednesday at home against the winless Brooklyn Nets.
2025-11-04 17:46:00
