Jaden Ivy.
Arturo Holmes/Getty ImagesDetroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivy He suffered a horrific leg injury on Wednesday, January 1, which his teammates made sure to hide from the fans in attendance.
In the fourth quarter of the Pistons' game against the Orlando Magic at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Wednesday, the 22-year-old Ivey's left leg became trapped under the Magic's foot. Cole Anthony While both players were chasing a loose ball.
Ivey immediately felt intense pain on the floor as the Pistons' medical staff tended to him. Eventually, one of Ivey's teammates grabbed a towel from the bench to cover his leg and the rest of the team made a circle around him.
It was a stretcher Used to carry Ivy off the field While the arena watched silently. Ivy's teammate, Osar ThompsonHe was seen wiping away tears.
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sources He told ESPN On Thursday, January 2, Ivey fractured his left leg and will likely miss the remainder of the season.
“It's tough, it's rough. “It's tough on all of us,” Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff He said after the match. “There's no better teammate or person than G.I. No one cares about this thing more than him. It's hard to see.”
“What we've tried to preach all year since we've been here is the teamwork at the heart of this team,” added the 45-year-old Bickerstaff. “If someone goes down, you don't want to let that guy down, so everyone's got to step up. Again, It's the emotions, it's the human side of it, but I thought our guys did a really good job of sticking together and getting it done.
Pistons star Kid Cunningham He said Ivey's injury was “tough on the whole group”.
“Seeing him in pain like this is hard for us,” Cunningham, 23, told reporters. “He's built for this, and he'll step back when he finds out. He'll give it his best and he'll be better than ever when he comes back. It's hard to see that for sure.”
After the injury occurred, Cunningham explained that he gathered the team to “pray.”
“I just wanted us to pull ourselves together and talk about it and make sure everyone was on the same page about what we needed to do from that point forward,” Cunningham said.
Ivey, who was selected by the Pistons with the fifth overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, averaged 17.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.
The Pistons return to action on Friday, January 3 against the Charlotte Hornets.
