Jamaal Tinsley's latest off-the-court trouble has convinced the Pacers' forward to heed his team's advice and hire a security guard.

"It was mine and the team's decision to do it," Tinsley told the Indianapolis Star. "They've been trying to make me do it for the last two years. It's something I needed to do."

The security guard will travel with Tinsley when he's on the road and when he goes out in Indianapolis, the newspaper reported.