Pistons Top Bucks 129-116 as Ivey Returns with 10 Points

Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey returned to the court Saturday night in Milwaukee, scoring 10 points in 15 minutes off the bench during his team's 129-116 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. The performance marked Ivey's first regular-season action since a fractured left fibula sidelined him on January 1, helping the Pistons secure their 12th consecutive win and improve to 14-2, the best record in the Eastern Conference.

Ivey, the fifth overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft out of Purdue, had been averaging career-high marks of 17.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in 30 appearances last season before the injury occurred in a collision with Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony while chasing a loose ball. He underwent surgery the following day and missed the remainder of the regular season, though he was cleared for basketball activities during Detroit's first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks. Cleared without restrictions for training camp this fall, Ivey encountered a setback with discomfort in his right knee, unrelated to the fibula fracture, leading to arthroscopic surgery on October 16. The procedure carried a four-week reevaluation timeline, after which...