The Detroit Pistons defeated the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night at Little Caesars Arena, but it didn’t come without a price to pay. Point guard Reggie Jackson landed awkwardly and appeared to twist his right ankle pretty severely during the third quarter of action.
Uh oh! #Pistons now without their starting backcourt after @Reggie_Jackson rolled his ankle tonight against the Pacers. No word on how long yet. https://t.co/qTwxjgpuHg
— Freep Sports (@freepsports) December 27, 2017
Jackson appeared to be in a lot of pain as he went to the ground after he landed very awkwardly on a pass to the corner.
You can see a video clip below:
https://youtu.be/ugGWN-lls_Y
Jackson is averaging 14.8 points, 5.2 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game on the season.
The Pistons were already without shooting guard Avery Bradley, who has been out with a groin injury. Bradley saw a specialist on Friday and the Pistons hope to have him back by January 1. They’ll be hoping he comes back as soon as possible after Jackson’s injury tonight.
There has been no further word on how serious the injury is or how long Jackson could be out.
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