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

Pacers All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton is wearing a face mask in Wednesday's game after injuring his nose in Monday's game

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.