Los Angeles (AFP)

Detroit point guard Killian Hayes, who injured his right hip on Monday in Milwaukee, is suffering from a tear in the labrum, The Athletic reported on Wednesday, a more serious diagnosis than that initially relayed by the Pistons on Tuesday.

The highest drafted Frenchman in history (7th position), after having passed an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), was placed on the list of uncertain for his team's game on Wednesday, again against the Bucks, with for simple precision the fact that he suffered from an "elongation".

News which then tended to reassure about his state of health.

But according to The Athletic, citing sources at the club, extensive analyzes of his injury revealed that he suffered a tear in the labrum, a capsule whose role in the hip joint. is fundamental.

In short, a much more serious injury.

The Pistons have neither confirmed nor denied this information.

According to Yahoo Sports, citing other sources, the rookie could be away for up to six weeks because no structural vascular damage is apparent.

He must consult a specialist to determine whether a simple rehabilitation work will suffice.

If an operation is necessary, however, he should not finish the season.

At first, trainer Dwane Casey said doctors thought, "without being sure, that the iliopsoas muscle" was affected.

It was in the third quarter of the match that Hayes was injured, on an innocuous action, without contact with another player.

After being intercepted the ball, he tried to catch it in turn on an opposing pass by diving, but after having fallen on his left thigh, he immediately held the top of the right thigh then the hip. wincing in pain.

Struggling to get up with the help of the medical profession, he limped into the locker room and did not finish the lost game (125-115).

He had scored 7 points (one assist) in 13 minutes of presence on the floor.

In his first seven games, all of which started in the major five, Hayes has compiled 4.6 points and 3.6 assists, averaging just over 21 minutes.

His team occupies last place in the Eastern Conference with 6 losses and only one victory, the worst record in the league.

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