4 months ago
- Pistons
- Updated: Jan. 03, 2026, 2:28 p.m.
- Published: Jan. 03, 2026, 2:25 p.m.
The Detroit Pistons person immoderate cardinal matchups coming up, including a rematch of past year’s playoff bid against nan New York Knicks, and they’ll person to do truthful without 2 members of their starting beforehand court.
Veteran guardant Tobias Harris (hip) and prima halfway Jalen Duren (ankle) are not making nan travel pinch nan squad to play nan Cleveland Cavaliers connected Sunday owed to their injuries, nan Pistons announced Saturday.
Harris, 33, will beryllium re-evaluated owed to a near hep sprain suffered against nan Los Angeles Lakers connected Tuesday and Duren, 22, will beryllium re-evaluated successful 1 week owed to a right ankle sprain he picked up connected Thursday against nan Miami Heat.
While it surely seems for illustration some Haris and Duren avoided superior injuries this week, it will mean nan Pistons won’t person 2 of nan cardinal members of their beforehand tribunal arsenic they statesman a six-game location guidelines aft returning from Cleveland connected Monday.
In his 2nd twelvemonth pinch nan Pistons, nan 14-year seasoned Harris is averaging 13.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists successful 23 starts.
For Duren, this continues a increasing history of ankle injuries — having already missed games this play owed to an ankle rumor and galore ankle injuries complete his first 4 seasons — that’s affecting a existent breakout play for nan erstwhile 13th wide pick.
This play Duren is averaging a career-best 17.9 points per crippled pinch 10.6 rebounds and astir a artifact per crippled arsenic he leads Detroit’s station offense.
Without nan brace for astatine slightest nan adjacent week, nan Pistons will request to trust heavy connected their extent players successful nan beforehand court, led by reigning Eastern Conference Defensive Player of nan Month Isaiah Stewart, Ron Holland and Paul Reed.
If Detroit needs immoderate added size, two-way subordinate Tolu Smith could beryllium an action for nan adjacent fewer games. He’s only appeared successful 2 games this play for nan Pistons, but is averaging 16.8 points and 10.4 rebounds for nan G League connection Motor City Cruise.
Veteran helping Caris LeVert besides won’t make nan travel to Cleveland owed to his ongoing correct knee inflammation, thing he’s been managing since October.
LeVert is considered to day-to-day, having not played since Dec. 28 against nan Los Angeles Clippers. The 10-year seasoned is averaging 8.4 points and 2.8 assists per crippled successful conscionable complete 20 minutes per appearance.
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Jacob Richman is simply a sports newsman for MLive.com and covers pro and assemblage teams crossed Michigan. Before joining MLive, Jacob covered assemblage sports successful Texas astatine LoneStarLive.com pinch a attraction connected Texas A&M and...
