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Reggie Jackson Resumes Basketball Activities Following Knee Injection

AUBURN HILLS (CBS Detroit) -- After receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection in his knee in early October, Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson has been cleared to resume light basketball activities.

Jackson received an injection in his left knee to treat tendinous on October 10 and was expected to miss approximately six to eight weeks. Monday marks the four-week milestone since the treatment.

Coach Stan Van Gundy said that he isn't trying to rush Jackson back into the rotation and that he's allowing team doctors to handle the rehab process.

"Whenever they tell me he's ready to go -- when they tell me he can go in practice -- I'm just following them," Van Gundy said before Monday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. "They're working in concert with Reggie so...I always do what I'm told."

Entering his second full season with the Pistons, Jackson was looking to build on a successful 2015-2016 campaign. The starting point guard averaged 18.8 points and 6.2 assists last season.

"When he's ready to play we'll play him," Van Gundy said. "He's our guy, and so you a lot of times on these lengthy injuries get guys coming back and they're rusty and it takes a few games and sometimes your team takes a step back a little bit, but it doesn't matter -- you've got to get them out there."

The 26-year-old was traded to the Pistons from the Oklahoma City Thunder in a deadline deal in February 2015. He signed a five-year, $80 million contract extension with Detroit in July 2015.

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