With Tobias Harris already out with a hip injury against the Heat, the last thing the Detroit Pistons wanted to see was Jalen Duren go out with a sprained ankle, but their center was forced to leave the game in the third quarter.
He rolled his ankle before halftime and tried to return, but it was clear right away that something wasn’t right, so Duren left the game. Hopefully, this is just a minor injury, but Duren has had issues with his ankles in the past.
Harris was already day-to-day, so the injury to Duren leaves them without their starting frontcourt with games against the Cavaliers and Knicks looming.