{"id":658921,"date":"2026-03-15T01:53:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/658921\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T01:53:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:53:23","slug":"pistons-injury-update-ausar-thompson-likely-to-return-vs-raptors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/658921\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons injury update: Ausar Thompson likely to return vs Raptors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2013 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/sports\/pistons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Pistons;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Detroit Pistons&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Detroit Pistons<\/a> will likely get two starters back from injury against the Toronto Raptors.<\/p>\n<p>Ausar Thompson (right ankle sprain) has been upgraded to probable for their game in Toronto on Sunday, March 15 (3:30 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Detroit). Thompson previously missed five games after exiting in the first quarter of their loss to the San Antonio Spurs on March 5. Tobias Harris also will return after missing one game with left hip soreness.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/pistons\/2026\/03\/14\/detroit-pistons-win-milestone-not-enough-with-bigger-aspirations\/89150362007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Pistons are 2 wins from a milestone two decades in the making;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Detroit Pistons are 2 wins from a milestone two decades in the making&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Detroit Pistons are 2 wins from a milestone two decades in the making<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, the Pistons will be without Isaiah Stewart (left calf strain) on Sunday. It will be his first absence since he returned from his seven-game suspension on March 3.<\/p>\n<p>The Raptors will be without rookie forward Collin Murray-Boyles (left thumb sprain).<\/p>\n<p>The Pistons have won three in a row, most recently defeating the Memphis Grizzlies at home, 126-110.<\/p>\n<p>Pistons injury report vs Raptors<\/p>\n<p>Updates on players on the 15-man roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">OUT: Isaiah Stewart, Chaz Lanier, Bobby Klintman, Wendell Moore Jr., Isaac Jones<\/p>\n<p>Raptors injury report vs Pistons<\/p>\n<p>Updates on players on the 15-man roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">OUT: Collin Murray-Boyles, Chucky Hepburn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">[ MUST WATCH:\u00a0Make\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/the-pistons-pulse\/playlists\/podcast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;The Pistons Pulse&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;\\&quot;The Pistons Pulse\\&quot;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">&#8220;The Pistons Pulse&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0your go-to\u00a0Pistons\u00a0podcast, listen available anywhere you listen to podcasts (<a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=83224X1595658&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-pistons-pulse%2Fid1610177375&amp;xcust=SC1-PDTF_u5gEU233m6AEMBzOB_u5s32m3YNzsp6lJe3oYl2lA&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.freep.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnba%2Fpistons%2F2026%2F03%2F06%2Fdetroit-pistons-need-kevin-huerter-offense-against-top-defenses%2F89013714007%2F\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Apple;elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;affiliate_link&quot;,&quot;yAffiliateService&quot;:&quot;premonetized&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Apple&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" class=\"link \">Apple<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5zYsMLyTnrQW68xALK7Enz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Spotify;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Spotify&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Spotify<\/a>) or watch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DetroitFreePress\/streams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:live on YouTube;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;live on YouTube&quot;}\" class=\"link \">live on YouTube<\/a>. ]<\/p>\n<p>Contact\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/staff\/2954035001\/omari-sankofa-ii\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Omari Sankofa II;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Omari Sankofa II&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Omari Sankofa II<\/a>\u00a0at osankofa@freepress.com. Follow him\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/omarisankofa.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:on Bluesky;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;on Bluesky&quot;}\" class=\"link \">on Bluesky<\/a>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/omarisankofa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X @omarisankofa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;X @omarisankofa&quot;}\" class=\"link \">X @omarisankofa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/pistons\/2026\/03\/14\/detroit-pistons-injury-update-ausar-thompson-likely-back-vs-raptors\/89160655007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Pistons injury update: Ausar Thompson likely back vs Raptors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Detroit Pistons injury update&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Detroit Pistons injury update: Ausar Thompson likely back vs Raptors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO \u2013 The Detroit Pistons will likely get two starters back from injury against the Toronto Raptors. 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