Ish Smith suffered a right abductor muscle tear in the Detroit Pistons’ Dec. 5 loss to Milwaukee, the team announced today.
Smith left the game in the second quarter in obvious discomfort and headed immediately for the locker room. An MRI revealed the extent of the injury, and the team said Smith would be re-evaluated in two weeks.
Smith is averaging 9.2 points, 1.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists for the Pistons this season, and has been a key rotation piece at the point guard position.
DeMar DeRozan suffered a torn abductor muscle in the 2014-15 season and missed 21 games from Nov.