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Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton addressed reporters for the first time since rupturing his Achilles in Game 7 of the NBA Finals during Pacers media day Monday.

“It’s coming along. I feel like I’m right on cue, right where I’m supposed to be at this point,” Haliburton said. “Just taking it one day at a time. It’s a monotonous thing of everyday it feels like you’re doing the same thing over and over.”

Haliburton, 25, was key in the Pacers’ historic playoff run, hitting multiple circus shots while leading Indiana to its first Finals in 25 years. Haliburton described his summer as “a drag.”

“He’s right on pace where he needs to b

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