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Jalen Duren leaves Pistons’ game against Heat with right thigh injury
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren left Friday’s game against the Miami Heat with a right thigh injury during the second quarter in Miami.
He grabbed the area behind his right knee and went to the locker room; the team said his return was questionable.
Duren had four points and six rebounds in 10 minutes, and had been defending Miami’s Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Paul Reed took over at center after Duren did not return to start the second half.
The Pistons also lost Ausar Thompson to an apparent back injury after he fell in the third quarter.
Two injuries affected Detroit in the same game, though the available accounts do not give a diagnosis for either player beyond Duren’s reported thigh injury.
Detroit’s next game is Sunday night in Philadelphia, and Duren’s status remains uncertain.
Jalen Duren left the Detroit Pistons’ game against the Miami Heat on Friday with a right thigh injury.
The injury happened in the second quarter at Kaseya Center in Miami as Duren made a move against Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Pistons said Duren was questionable to return, and he did not start the second half.
He had four points and six rebounds in 10 minutes.
Ausar Thompson also left the game with an apparent injury in the third quarter.
- Who
- Jalen Duren, center for the Detroit Pistons.
- What
- He left the game with a right thigh injury and was questionable to return.
- When
- Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, during the second quarter.
- Where
- Kaseya Center in Miami, during a Pistons road game against the Heat.
- Why
- The injury occurred as Duren made a move against Giannis Antetokounmpo; the cause was not stated.
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Duren grabbed his leg and left the game for the locker room.
Duren did not return to start the second half, and Paul Reed started at center in his place.
Ausar Thompson left the game after a hard fall.
The Pistons were scheduled to continue their three-game road trip in Philadelphia.
- Injury
- Right thigh
- Game date
- Friday, Oct. 23, 2026
- Venue
- Kaseya Center, Miami
- Minutes played
- 10
- Stats before exit
- 4 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
- Return status
- Questionable to return