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Pistons' rookie to wear mask after nose surgery

Xinhua, September 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

Detroit Pistons says rookie guard Darrun Hilliard will wear a mask after having broken nose surgery last week.

Hilliard, who was drafted in the second round out of Villanova this year, will be fitted with a mask for the next three weeks and will continue all basketball-related activities.

Hilliard played four seasons for the Wildcats, averaging 14.3 points in each of the last two years and shooting 39 percent from 3-point range last season. Endi