Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey is set to miss the season opener and will be sidelined for at least four weeks after undergoing surgery on his right knee, the team announced Thursday.
According to a team statement, Ivey had an arthroscopic procedure to relieve right knee discomfort. The Pistons clarified that “The procedure and discomfort are unrelated to the fibula injury suffered last season. Ivey will begin the rehabilitation process immediately and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.”
The fourth-year guard missed the team’s second and third preseason games with what coach J.B. Bickerstaff had characterized as “discomfort.” The issue surfaced after Ivey played nearly 14 minutes in Detroit’s preseason opener, a 128-112 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. This new injury comes nine months after he suffered a broken left fibula on New Year’s Day.
Before the decision for surgery was made, Bickerstaff addressed Ivey’s condition after a team practice. “We’re still working through it,” he said. “Every single day he comes in, we do more and more with him. We just want to get him to a place where he’s comfortable enough to go out and play in a position of confidence and not doubt by thinking about it.”
Prior to his season-ending injury last year, Ivey was in the middle of a breakout campaign, averaging 17.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game while shooting 46% from the field and 40.9% from three-point range.
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