Nothing is scarier on a basketball court than seeing a player having to be taken off on a stretcher. Regrettably, fans who attended the Detroit Pistons’ New Year’s Day game against the Orlando Magic were subjected to that dreadful sight.
For Notre Dame women’s basketball fans, it was a particularly brutal scene. Jaden Ivey, the son of Irish coach [autotag]Niele Ivey[/autotag], was involved in a collision with Cole Anthony, and it couldn’t have been more immediately clear that he was in a lot of pain. Both teams gathered around him as he was removed from the court.
ESPN’s Shams Charania confirmed the worst the next morning when he reported that Ivey had suffered a broken left fibula in the collision. While the Pistons are not ruling Ivey out for the season, it stands to reason that they won’t rush him back.
Here’s the video of the injury, though it’s advisable not to watch if can’t subject yourself to such things:
Ivey is averaging 17.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists in his third NBA season.
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