DETROIT (AP) — Detroit guard Jaden Ivey sustained what appeared to be a severe injury to his lower left leg in the fourth quarter of Detroit's victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.
Orlando's Cole Anthony slipped and fell as he and Ivey went for the ball. Anthony's momentum carried him into Ivey's planted leg, knocking Ivey to the floor. The 22-year-old was in obvious distress as he grabbed for his shin, and Detroit’s medical staff quickly attended to him.
Members of the training staff held up towels to block the crowd's view of the injury and players from both teams formed a circle around him. After a lengthy delay, he was loaded onto a stretcher and wheeled out of the arena with a towel covering the injury.
Players from both teams consoled both Ivey and Anthony, who was noticeably shaken by the play.
“It is tough for all of us,” Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said after Detroit's 105-96 victory. “There's no better person or teammate than J.I. and no one cares more about this than he does. I give the guys credit for getting it done - they care about him and they didn't want to let him down.”
Ivey led the Pistons with 22 points.
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Teammates look over Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (23) after an incident during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Goalkeeper Tiago Pereira Cardoso’s dream start to life in the Bundesliga hit a snag Sunday as he conceded his first goal in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 1-1 draw with St. Pauli.
Injuries and other issues affecting regular goalkeepers Moritz Nicolas and Jonas Omlin have given the Luxembourg keeper a surprise starting spot for Champions League-chasing Gladbach over the last month.
One day before his 19th birthday, Cardoso was on course for his fourth game without conceding a goal Sunday – and his fourth win with Gladbach – until Dapo Afolayan hit a fierce shot from long range in the 85th minute.
Cardoso leaped at full stretch but couldn’t get a hand to it. Gladbach had been leading through a header from defender Ko Itakura.
The draw is a setback for Gladbach, which stayed sixth in the Bundesliga. It’s two points off Mainz in fourth, the last of the Champions League qualification spots. St. Pauli is 15th in the 18-team league.
Also Sunday, Benedict Hollerbach scored the only goal of the game as Union Berlin extended its unbeaten run to four matches with a 1-0 win at home to Wolfsburg.
Hollerbach reacted quickly to reach the ball first and score in the 62nd minute after Leopold Querfeld sent a looping header over the top of the defense.
Union stayed 13th and Wolfsburg 12th.
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Berlin's Benedict Hollerbach, left, scores their side's first goal of the game during the German Bundesliga soccer game between 1. FC Union Berlin and VfL Wolfsburg at An der alten Försterei stadium in Berlin, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP)
Berlin's Benedict Hollerbach celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the German Bundesliga soccer game between 1. FC Union Berlin and VfL Wolfsburg at An der alten Försterei stadium in Berlin, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP)
Berlin's Benedict Hollerbach celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the German Bundesliga soccer game between 1. FC Union Berlin and VfL Wolfsburg at An der alten Försterei stadium in Berlin, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP)
St. Pauli coach Alexander Blessin ahead of the German Bundesliga soccer game between FC St. Pauli and Borussia M'nchengladbach at Millerntor-Stadion in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Christian Charisius/dpa via AP)
St. Pauli's Hauke Wahl, left, and M'nchengladbach's Alassane Plea fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer game between FC St. Pauli and Borussia M'nchengladbach at Millerntor-Stadion in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Christian Charisius/dpa via AP)
St. Pauli's Eric Smith, left, and M'nchengladbach's Tim Kleindienst fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer game between FC St. Pauli and Borussia M'nchengladbach at Millerntor-Stadion in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Christian Charisius/dpa via AP)
St. Pauli's Morgan Guilavogui and M'nchengladbach's Ko Itakura, right, fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer game between FC St. Pauli and Borussia M'nchengladbach at Millerntor-Stadion in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Christian Charisius/dpa via AP)
St. Pauli's Jackson Irvine, left, and Mönchengladbach's Tim Kleindienst fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer game between FC St. Pauli and Borussia M'nchengladbach at Millerntor-Stadion in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Christian Charisius/dpa via AP)
