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Magic React to Jaden Ivey’s ‘Heartbreaking’ Leg Injury

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January 2, 2025

Magic React to Jaden Ivey’s ‘Heartbreaking’ Leg Injury

Jaden Ivey’s screams of pain were audible through the TV broadcast. The third-year Detroit Pistons guard was lying on the ground and grabbing at his left leg, making no effort to get up.

With 10:07 left to play in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s game, he and Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony each went after a long rebound that was tipped toward the top of the key. The ball came Ivey’s direction, who looked to gather and attack the rim with momentum carrying him toward the lane. Anthony was coming from a side angle and was behind Ivey, but he dove for the ball and beat Ivey to it.

In the process, Ivey was wiped out by the incidental contact. It wasn’t long before each team realized the situation was serious.

“Just gotta pray for the young man,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said of the incident postgame. “It was heartbreaking to see that happen. I mean, you’re out there competing as best as you can and you never want to see that happen to anyone.”

“Yeah, it was devastating,” Magic guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said postgame. “I didn’t really see what happened. Our Cole Anthony, he just dove for the ball and I just happened to see (Ivey) just hitting the floor. Thought it was just a leg cramp at first or him just turning [his ankle] a little bit, but happened to turn out worse than that.”

As the Magic’s broadcast went to commercial, Ivey’s Pistons teammates began surrounding him and a stretcher was wheeled onto the Little Caesars Arena floor. When it came back from break, the entire Orlando team joined Detroit in huddling around Ivey, who was still yet to be lifted off the court.

“It hurts any time you see a brother go down,” Magic guard Jalen Suggs said Wednesday. “You could hear it in his voice; he was yelling when it happened, the pain that was coming from in him. Yeah, definitely praying for brother. I know he’s a man of his faith. I pray that he leans on that, that God sends him a message, not only heals him and places His hand upon him, but sends him a message and allows him to learn through this time out.

“Just well wishes, sending our love to brother. I’m going to check in on him.”

Cameras focused on Anthony saw him in tears, as were multiple Detroit players and coach J.B Bickerstaff. When Ivey was eventually placed on the stretcher, his left leg was covered in towels. Both teams showed their support for him as he was wheeled off the court for further examination prior to the game’s resumption.

Detroit Pistons forward Ronald Holland II (00) reacts as he watches trainers work on Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (not pictured) who injured his left leg against the Orlando Magic in the fourth quarter at Little Caesars Arena. / Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images

As of Thursday morning, the extent of Ivey’s injury is not yet known.

“Just my thoughts and my prayers – our thoughts and our prayers are with him, praying it’s not as bad as it looked,” Mosley said. “I pray for a speedy recovery, whatever the case may be.”

Mosley said his team spoke during the stoppage in play about praying for and sending well wishes to Ivey, acknowledging it as an unfortunate part of the game that no one ever hopes to see happen. When meeting with the media, he hadn’t yet had the opportunity to speak directly with Anthony but knew he was struggling with the injury he’d accidentally caused.

“He was obviously visibly distraught,” Mosley said. “It’s not something you go out [and] try to do, and I think that, again, my heart breaks for the young man for what happened.”

Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony (50) reacts as he watches trainers work on Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (not pictured) who injured his left leg against the Orlando Magic in the fourth quarter at Little Caesars Arena. / Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images

The fourth-year Magic coach also spoke on finding a way to refocus and generate some momentum out of the stoppage. After all, Orlando was in the midst of another feverish comeback attempt. Said effort was thwarted in a nine-point loss, however.

The process of getting back going? Easier said than done.

“It’s not easy. [We’re] still human beings,” Suggs said, speaking on the challenge of resuming the game following the injury. “It’s still normal to react to those things and feel sorry, have your mind be there for a little bit with him, especially with the moment. Not only for him, but for CA (Cole Anthony), who didn’t try to go out and do it, you know. It was unintentional, was just trying to play hard [and] make a bail play for the team.”

Added Suggs: “It’s just unfortunate that the game works out like that sometimes. So for both guys – CA but definitely Jaden – sending prayers, sending love, and yeah man, hoping for a healthy and speedy recovery.”

“You could see it out there, we all felt for JI (Jaden Ivey),” Caldwell-Pope said.

Ivey finished with 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, drilling five threes and dishing out four assists in 27 minutes.

Through 30 games this season, he’s averaging career highs in points (17.6), rebounds (4.1), field goal percentage (46.0%) and three-point percentage (40.9%).

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Sheffield sets focus on key issues in first State of City speech. How to watch

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March 31, 2026

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Sheffield sets focus on key issues in first State of City speech. How to watch

Detroit ― Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield is set to deliver her first State of the City speech Tuesday night as she is expected to focus on her plans to improve the city’s neighborhoods and crack down on smaller crimes such as property theft.

Sheffield is expected to unveil more details on how she aims to boost neighborhood spending and investment and her plan to crack down on “smaller crimes,” such as larcenies as well as breaking and entering into homes and cars, that many residents say is a major concern, Deputy Mayor Brian White told The Detroit News on Monday.

Sheffield is making her speech at Samuel C. Mumford High School on the city’s west side at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The address will be livestreamed on the City of Detroit’s official YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn, with streaming beginning at 6:30 p.m. About 800 invited guests are expected to attend the event in person.

How to watch State of the City speech

Viewers can watch and listen to Sheffield’s speech across a variety of platforms that will start streaming at 6:30 p.m., about a half-hour before the speech is scheduled to begin:

Why Sheffield chose the high school as the site of her speech

The mayor chose Mumford High School for her first State of the City address to reinforce the theme that “she’s going to be a neighborhood-focused mayor,” White said.

“The high school is a prime example of what can happen when we put our lives together and rebuild,” White said. “Her leadership style has always been about inspiring people to dream big and go further into the neighborhoods with development.”

She will tout the executive orders and other changes in policies and initiatives she’s already enacted, the deputy mayor said.

Some of those policies include expanding a nonprofit program into Detroit that gives cash to every new and expectant mother; creating both the Office of Neighborhood and Community Safety and the Human, Homeless, and Family Services Department; implementing a new compliance program for senior citizen housing facilities; and amping up safeguards of home demolition sites, among other measures.

New mayor sets first in Detroit’s 324-year history

The former city councilwoman is the first female mayor, along with the first Black woman mayor, in Detroit’s 324-year history. She succeeded Mike Duggan, who in his three terms and 12 years in office is widely credited with stabilizing the city’s finances after the city entered Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy in July 2013 and exited it at the end of 2014.

Sheffield was the council president before being elected in November. She won in a landslide, nabbing 77% of the vote over the Rev. Solomon Kinloch. She’s also a fourth-generation Detroiter.

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Depleted Detroit Pistons drag West-best Thunder into OT before falling

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March 31, 2026

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Depleted Detroit Pistons drag West-best Thunder into OT before falling

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Detroit Pistons nearly took down the defending champs in their own arena without four starters. An MVP-caliber performance by reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander allowed the Oklahoma City Thunder to escape.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 47 points, and knocked down 21 of his 25 free throws, to put away the Pistons in overtime, 114-110, on Monday, March 30. Three free throws from Gilgeous-Alexander with 48.3 seconds left in overtime extended the Thunder’s lead to five, 111-106. He then split a trip with 13.3 seconds left, with Ron Holland fouling out, to extend the lead back to four to secure the win for Oklahoma City (after Paul Reed cut it to two with a pair of free throws).

After a hot second half, the Pistons went cold in OT, shooting 3-for-11 in the final five minutes. They were without Ausar Thompson (eight points, seven rebounds and five assists) in the extra period, after he fouled out late in the fourth quarter.

With less than 24 seconds left and a chance to win the game in the fourth quarter, Daniss Jenkins turned the ball over with a bad pass. Gilgeous-Alexander nearly made the Pistons pay, sinking a 3-pointer with four seconds left and the game tied at 101. However, the bucket didn’t count because he pushed off. Jenkins’ 3-pointer at the buzzer missed, leading to overtime.

With the loss, the Pistons (54-21) missed out on a chance to clinch the Central Division, with the Cleveland Cavaliers, eight games back with eight games to play entering Monday, also winning. Still, the Pistons are seven games up with seven to play, with a tiebreaker (division record) yet to be decided. Even with the loss, the Pistons – who’ve locked up a playoff spot and homecourt in the first round – edged closer to clinching the top spot in the East, as the Boston Celtics, who entered four games back of the Pistons, lost to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. That dropped the Pistons’ “magic number” (any combo of Pistons wins and Celtics losses) to lock up the East down to three.

Next up for the Pistons

It’s a super-short turnaround for the Pistons, who jet back to Detroit to host the Toronto Raptors (42-32) on Tuesday (8 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Detroit Extra/MMYD-TV 20). Toronto is tied with Atlanta in the fifth and sixth spots in the Eastern Conference.

Detroit Pistons walking wounded

The Pistons were severely shorthanded, with Jalen Duren (right ankle injury management), Tobias Harris (left hip) and Duncan Robinson (right hip) all missing the game, along with the previously ruled-out Cade Cunningham (left lung pneumothorax) and Isaiah Stewart (left calf strain). They leaned on their depth, with two-way big Tolu Smith and 2025 second-round pick Chaz Lanier rounding out coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s rotation.

Several players stepped up, with Reed (21 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks) leading the way. Javonte Green finished with 19 points and knocked down a season-high five 3-pointers. Kevin Huerter (17 points, six assists, six rebounds), Jenkins (15 points, six assists), Marcus Sasser (12 points, four assists) and Caris LeVert (10 points) also scored in double figures.

Gilgeous-Alexander led all players with 47 points.

Second-half rally for the Pistons

With four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, two big offensive rebounds by Smith allowed the Pistons to take their biggest lead of the night.

The possession ended with a 3-pointer by Jenkins, giving the Pistons a 97-90 lead. But the defending champions battled back, with Gilgeous-Alexander leading the way. He went on a personal 6-0 run, and a corner 3-pointer by Thunder center Jaylin Williams later tied the game at 99 with 1:35 to play.

The Pistons trailed by as many as 15 in the first half but outscored the Thunder in the second half, 58-48. The Pistons made nine of their 17 3-point attempts through the final two quarters and shot 60% overall, while holding the Thunder to 44%. Through the first four periods, they scored 22 points off of 17 Thunder turnovers. The Pistons also owned the offensive glass, grabbing 15 to the Thunder’s six. It allowed them a 16-4 lead in second chance points.

Javonte Green delivers season-best performance

The veteran guard has been an unsung contributor all season. His perimeter defense and 3-point shooting, particularly from the corners, has made him a key glue guy with the second unit. As a starter on Monday, he stepped up and gave one of his best performances in a Pistons uniform.

His five 3-pointers marked a season-high, and all five were timely. His fifth came midway through the fourth period and gave the Pistons the lead during their fourth-quarter push, 90-89. He led an all-around hot night from beyond the arc, and did so while also picking up Gilgeous-Alexander defensively throughout the night.

Defense, outside shooting clicks after first quarter

Trailing by 15 points with under nine minutes left in the second quarter, the Pistons nearly let the game get away. But they responded by locking down defensively and heating up from the arc, which sparked a run and enabled them to take control of the game in the second half.

They held the Thunder to 36.4% shooting (8-for-22) in the second quarter after allowing them to shoot 61.1% (11-for-18) in the first. The Pistons caught fire from the arc in the second half after shooting 30% (6-for-20) in the first half, making four of six attempts in the third period and five of 10 in the fourth.

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Detroit Lions ‘Ready’ for All-Pro Moving to Left Tackle

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March 30, 2026

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Detroit Lions ‘Ready’ for All-Pro Moving to Left Tackle

The Detroit Lions may indeed have a position switch in the cards for one of their top offensive linemen.

While no final decision has officially been made, the Lions appear to be bracing for three-time All-Pro selection Penei Sewell to move from right tackle to left tackle for the 2026 season.

Lions head coach Dan Campbell addressed the possibility during his media appearance Monday at the annual league meetings.

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Campbell told reporters that Sewell is ready to make the switch from the right side to the left and that the coach would like to make the move. The move would come after the departure of Taylor Decker, who requested his release from the team after 10 seasons playing the blindside spot.

Sewell has quickly become one of the top offensive tackles in the league. He was the first draft pick made in general manager Brad Holmes’ tenure, as the team picked him seventh overall in the 2021 draft.

In his five NFL seasons, the Oregon product has earned Pro Bowl honors four times and has been a First Team All-Pro three consecutive seasons.

Lions coach Dan Campbell says he’d like to move Penei Sewell to left tackle, and while no final call has been made yet, “He’s ready to do that.”
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March 30, 2026

Sewell has made 83 appearances for the Lions, all starts, and has performed at an exceptional level. He earned a four-year, $112 million contract extension prior to the 2024 season for his efforts.

The Lions have had somewhat of a topsy turvy offseason, as they’ve parted ways with key contributors in years past such as Decker, running back David Montgomery and linebacker Alex Anzalone.

Decker’s departure came after he initially announced his intention to return after mulling retirement, but talks with the front office broke down after they wanted him to take a pay cut.

As a result, the Lions now need a left tackle. They signed veteran Larry Borom to a one-year deal in free agency, but Borom’s starting experience has mostly come on the right side. As a result, there’s belief that Sewell could transition to the left side full time.

Sewell made the first eight starts of his career at left tackle in 2021, filling in while Decker was on injured reserve. Since then, he’s played exclusively on the right side with Dan Skipper predominantly filling in for Decker when the veteran was unable to go.

Skipper retired this offseason and has joined the Lions’ coaching staff as an offensive assistant.

The Lions also have 2024 fourth-round pick Gio Manu returning for his third NFL season. Manu was drafted as a developmental prospect, and has made just one start in his first two campaigns and spent the majority of last season on injured reserve.

Last season, Sewell earned a 95.2 overall offensive grade via Pro Football Focus and an elite 96.8 run-blocking grade. He’s proven to be one of the most durable players on the roster, missing just two possible starts in five seasons.

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