Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal played through a misaligned septum in his nose from late-January onward last season. Beal caught an inadvertent elbow from Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers on January 26. Beal then played several games with a mask on.

Following the season, Beal had surgery to realign his septum. Prior to the surgery, Beal talked about having problems breathing through the right side of nose.