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Jan 25 (The Sports Xchange) - Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings will miss the remainder of the season due to a ruptured left Achilles tendon. The injury, which will require surgery, was confirmed by the team following an MRI conducted on Sunday by team medical personnel. "Not being able to play basketball is the worst thing," Jennings tweeted before adding, "6/9 months," in a separate tweet. The 6-foot-1 guard has appeared in 41 games this season, averaging 15.4 points, 6.6 assists and 1.07 steals in 28.6 minutes per game. - - - The Denver Nuggets recalled rookie guard Erick Green from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League on Sunday.