Pistons power forward Marvin Bagley, as expected, isn’t playing Friday night in Oklahoma City against the Thunder with a mild left hip flexor strain.
“He’ll be day-to-day,” Detroit coach Dwane Casey said prior to the game. “I think we lucked out. It’s just a strain and it was a nasty fall. He got caught up under Embiid…We’re not going to risk it if he can’t go or it’s close.”
Bagley was fouled hard by Philadelphia center Joel Embiid while attempting to throw down a violent slam dunk Thursday night in the third quarter. He hit the court hard, and didn’t get up right away.