The Mavericks thanked Hardaway for his time in Dallas by putting together a tribute video which was played during the first official timeout on Friday night. Then, in a cruel twist of fate, Hardaway suffered an ankle injury during the second quarter and had to be helped off the floor.

Tim Hardaway Jr. exited with an apparent injury against his former team on Friday night. With the Detroit Pistons and Dallas Mavericks going head-to-head, Hardaway suffered the injury scare in the middle of the second quarter.

Dallas – Pistons guard Tim Hardaway Jr. left Friday night's game at Dallas midway through the second period with a right ankle sprain. Hardaway stepped on the foot of Dallas’ P.J. Washington Jr. and went down with 6:02 left in the half. It was announced he would not return to the game.