Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren will be out at least two weeks with a right hamstring strain, the team announced Sunday. Duren suffered the injury in the first half of Friday's win over the Miami Heat and played only 10 minutes before leaving the game.
The injury comes after an offseason marked by a lengthy standoff with the Pistons over a contract extension. Duren missed media day and the first few practices of training camp before ultimately signing a five-year, $200 million deal.
Last season, Duren had a breakout campaign. He averaged a career-high 19.5 points per game, made his first All-Star team and was named to the All-NBA third team as the Pistons earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference. However, he struggled mightily in the postseason, dropping to 10.2 points per game in 14 playoff games before Detroit's second-round exit.
Duren had already shown his importance this season, scoring 22 points with nine rebounds in Detroit's season-opening win over the Boston Celtics. Information from ESPN's Jamal Collier was used in this report.
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