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Detroit — The designation on Friday’s injury report looked to be just for show: Reggie Jackson (right ankle soreness), questionable.
After suffering an ankle sprain in Wednesday’s game in Miami, it seemed highly unlikely that Jackson would be able to play — at least for a game or two. Compounding the issue was that it was the same ankle to which he sustained a grade-3 sprain last season, sidelining him for 37 games.
Coach Dwane Casey didn’t veer away from Jackson’s status in his pregame comments Friday and there Jackson was for pregame introductions, among the starting lineup.