The Detroit Pistons have really struggled coming down the stretch this year, but they could get some help back as they try to make one last push for the playoffs. According to head coach Stan Van Gundy there is a chance that Reggie Jackson could play sometime in this upcoming week.
#Pistons SVG on Reggie Jackson: "We may see him (play) sometime this week."
— Rod Beard (@detnewsRodBeard) March 18, 2018
Reggie Jackson was injured in December with an ankle sprain. According to Keith Langlois of NBA.Com, it was actually a really bad ankle sprain.
“Without going all Web MD, Jackson’s injury is a useful lesson that “ankle sprain” is more a layman’s term than anything approaching a sophisticated medical diagnosis. What Jackson had was complete tears of the ligaments in his right ankle, not merely stretched or partially torn ligaments.”
Stan Van Gundy's Pistons are in a really tough spot. They are 6.5 games out of the last playoff spot with only 13 games remaining so the chances of the Pistons making the playoffs is low, but there is a chance and that's all they can ask for at this point of the season.
Before the injury, Jackson was a huge part of the Pistons team. He only played in 33 games this year and averaged 14.6 points, 5.5 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game. He was shooting 44.6 percent from the field, 33.9 percent from the field.
For Reggie Jackson, he just wants to get back out on the court:
“I would hope to definitely get back on the court here soon. I missed competing. I missed being out there with my guys. I just miss playing in the arenas, doing something I love to do. I’m just doing everything I can to get back and get back to the joy of playing basketball.”
The Pistons next game is on Monday night against the Sacramento Kings.
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