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Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey on Killian Hayes’ injury, rotation
Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey talks Jan. 4, 2021, following his team’s road loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
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The injuries are starting to pile up for the Detroit Pistons.
On the same day the team announced rookie Killian Hayes suffered a torn labrum in his right hip and is out indefinitely, Derrick Rose left Wednesday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks with a right knee contusion.
It wasn’t immediately clear from the Fox Sports Detroit broadcast how Rose suffered the injury. He subbed out of the game at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee with 1:06 left to play in the second quarter, and went to the locker room with a trainer not long afterward.
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His injury comes right as he was finding a rhythm after a slow start to the season. He tallied a season-high 24 points and eight assists against the Bucks on Monday, and had 10 points in 11 minutes on Wednesday before exiting.
The Pistons are also waiting for Josh Jackson to return after spraining his ankle against the Boston Celtics on Sunday. He missed Monday and Wednesday’s games.
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