After missing the past 23 games with a left hamstring strain, Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado says he plans to return to action on Friday vs. Washington, as Will Guillory of The Athletic relays (via Twitter). “I’ll be playing tomorrow for sure,” Alvarado said. “No doubt. … I finally get to be Jose again. It’s going to be a lot of crazy man out there.” Both of the Pelicans’ injured … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Pelicans, Lakers, Celtics, Ivey, M. Robinson
Pistons Fear Jaden Ivey Sustained Major Leg Injury
Pistons guard Jaden Ivey was carried off the court on a stretcher after suffering a left leg injury during the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s win over Orlando, as Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press details. There are no details yet on the severity of the injury, but it appears to be significant, Sankofa writes, based on Ivey’s reaction and the emotion shown by players … [Read more...] about Pistons Fear Jaden Ivey Sustained Major Leg Injury
Pistons’ Jaden Ivey Undergoes Surgery To Repair Broken Fibula
2:05pm: Ivey underwent successful surgery this morning to repair his broken fibula, the Pistons announced in a press release (Twitter link via Keith Langlois of the team’s website). He’ll be reevaluated in four weeks, with additional updates on Ivey’s status to come in the future. 10:38am: Pistons starting guard Jaden Ivey suffered a broken fibula in his left leg during … [Read more...] about Pistons’ Jaden Ivey Undergoes Surgery To Repair Broken Fibula
Central Notes: Ivey, Cunningham, Mobley, Lillard
As his Pistons continue to improve into a frisky play-in-caliber team this season, guard Jaden Ivey has grown increasingly more comfortable in clutch moments, observes Hunter Patterson of The Athletic. Patterson writes that the Pistons have gone 8-4 when Ivey scores 19 or more points. A confident Ivey scored six of his 19 points — including his second game-winning bucket of the … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Ivey, Cunningham, Mobley, Lillard
Injury Notes: Lillard, B. Brown, Poeltl, Stewart, M. Robinson
Damian Lillard, who has missed the Bucks‘ past four games due to a calf issue and an illness, will return to action on Saturday against Chicago, reports NBA insider Chris Haynes (via Twitter). Speaking to reporters after today’s shootaround, Lillard explained that the calf injury, which caused him to miss games last Friday and Saturday, was a “mild” strain and that the illness … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Lillard, B. Brown, Poeltl, Stewart, M. Robinson