Jodie Meeks (Lower Back) Out 2-3 Months
Detroit Pistons shooting guard Jodie Meeks will be out several months due to a stress reaction in his lower back, via Vincent Goodwill of the Detroit News:
Jodie Meeks has a stress reaction in his back, lower. Will be out a couple months
— Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) October 14, 2014
You’ll see more Josh Smith at the 3
— Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) October 14, 2014
Meeks was signed by Detroit as a free agent this summer. The Pistons sorely needed a player of Meeks’ outside shooting caliber. They suffered an injury to other shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope this week, but it’s not believed to be serious.