It was still hurting him Wednesday, so he decided he might need protection. "That night after the game my nose was giving me some problems," Haliburton said. "It was just really sensitive to the touch.

The Indiana Pacers season start hasn't gone exactly the way that anyone would have planned. They have struggled to find any form of consistency from game to gam

Instead, a series of injuries have severely thinned the Pacers once-deep roster, Haliburton's shots stopped falling, the losses piled up and suddenly the straight-talking guy who inspired so many with his beaming, trademark smile didn't look or sound like himself.