From left; Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren, and guards Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey joke around while posing for a photo during the NBA basketball team's media day on Sept. 29 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey had surgery on his right knee and will be out for at least a month, a setback for the fourth-year pro after he broke his left leg last season.

“The procedure and discomfort are unrelated to the fibula injury suffered last season,” the team said in a statement on Thursday. “Ivey will begin the rehabilitation process immediately and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.”

Detroit drafted him with the No. 5 pick in 2022 and he is entering the last year of his contract.

If the lightning-quick guard can return to the form he had last sea

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