From the episode

So he had some lingering ankle issues last year that required what they call, you know, he had surgery on his ankle. Like a cleanup? Is that a cleanup? Right, right. Exactly.

STACKED’s take

Positive signalInjury

Pierce had lingering ankle issues from last season that required surgery and PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injection; the surgery was described as a cleanup procedure, though the exact nature of the work remains unclear.

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