Detroit Pistons point guard could miss as little as 4-6 weeks if surgery is not needed on his torn hip labrum, according to sources who have spoken with Yahoo’s Vincent Goowill.
Goodwill, a Detroit native who used to cover the team exclusively still has close connections to the organization, so I trust any sources he is connected with as much as anyone.
Those sources have told Goodwill that there is no apparent structural or vascular damage and dotors who have examined Hayes believe he’ll fully recover with rehab. Surgery is still on the table, and if Hayes does end up having surgery he’d miss the rest of the season with something close to a six-month recovery and rehab timetable.