"Ausar obviously means a lot to us. What we were able to do defensively, what he does defensively, the impact he has, obviously you miss. We just had to figure out a way collectively to pick it up."
"Thompson suffered the injury on a drive to the basket with 9:54 remaining in the opening quarter. With Victor Wembanyama trailing and Stephon Castle defending at the basket, Thompson planted hard off his right foot to make a move before immediately limping off the court."
Ausar Thompson, a third-year Pistons forward, sustained a sprained right ankle during the first quarter of Detroit's 121-106 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. The injury occurred when Thompson planted hard off his right foot while driving to the basket with 9:54 remaining in the opening quarter. He collapsed in pain near the baseline and was assisted to the locker room by Detroit's medical staff. The full extent of the injury remained unknown immediately after the game. Thompson averages 10.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.9 steals per game for the Pistons, who entered the matchup with a 99.2% chance to secure the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.
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