Ausar Thompson Leaves Loss To Spurs With Sprained Ankle

Ausar Thompson left the Detroit Pistons' 121-106 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the first quarter with a sprained ankle.

The Pistons had no update on the injury after the game.

"Ausar obviously means a lot to us," Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "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 while driving to the basket with 9:54 left in the first quarter.

Thompson is averaging 10.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists for the Pistons.