Tim Reynolds | Associated Press Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — LeBron James woke up from his gameday nap Tuesday and decided it was time to send his Los Angeles Lakers teammates a message. He grabbed his phone and told the Lakers they were facing a must-win game. “I felt that vibe. I felt that pressure,”
Month: October 2020
Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press The unsung hero of Game 4 of Tuesday’s NBA Finals was … Kentavious Caldwell-Pope? The former Detroit Pistons guard came up with two huge buckets late to stave off another upset bid by the Miami Heat, helping the Los Angeles Lakers to a 102-96 win and a 3-1 series lead
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. Regardless of how the 2020 NBA Finals play out, this season will be a massive
Mark Medina | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption Erik Spoelstra sums up Heat’s Game 3 win: ‘Jimmy F-in Butler’ SportsPulse: To the surprise of many, the Miami Heat will not be swept by the Los Angeles Lakers and that’s in large part because of the massive effort by Jimmy Butler in Game 3 who
October 5th 2020 at 6:33pm CST by Alex Kirschenbaum Pistons big man Thon Maker has been working to expand his game, including his long-range shooting stroke, per Keith Langlois of Pistons.com. Detroit can extend Maker a $4.64MM qualifying offer to keep him on the team heading into his fifth season in 2020/21. Langlois anticipates that the
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. Following the conclusion of their in-market bubble last Friday, the Detroit Pistons are returning to
Tim Reynolds | Associated Press Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — Biggest moment of his career. Best game of his life. Jimmy Butler is clearly not ready to go home quite yet. With a triple-double, he joined NBA Finals lore — and the short-handed Miami Heat might have made this title matchup a series after all.
Tim Reynolds | Associated Press Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – For the Los Angeles Lakers, the mission is simple: Get two more wins and become NBA champions. For the Miami Heat, the mission may be even more simple: Get one win and make this a series. Game 3 of the NBA Finals is Sunday night,
Khyri Thomas finally got a chance to show the Pistons what he can do after injuries limited him to eight games this season, writes Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press. Thomas, who underwent foot surgery last October, was fully recovered for the team’s mini-camp and impressed coach Dwane Casey with his performance. “I thought
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. In what has been the longest offseason in Detroit Pistons history, their in-market bubble gave
October 2nd 2020 at 6:15pm CST by Dana Gauruder Rookie scale extension candidate Luke Kennard made a strong impression on Pistons coach Dwane Casey during the team’s mini-camp, James Edwards of The Athletic tweets. Kennard missed most of the season due to knee injuries but looked completely healthy during the workouts. “Luke Kennard came in
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts Coach Dwane Casey’s takeaways from Detroit Pistons bubble workouts, including being pleased with the development of some youngsters, Oct. 2, 2020. Second-round draft picks generally don’t carry high expectations when entering the NBA. But the Detroit
Shawn Windsor | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption How the Miami Heat went from ‘dark horses’ to the NBA Finals SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Mackenzie Salmon looks at how Miami returned to relevancy and constructed the most dangerous team in the bubble. The 2004 Detroit Pistons are having something of a renaissance. Everywhere you
After a strong showing in the playoffs, Nuggets forward Jerami Grant is expected to turn down his $9.3MM player option in favor of free agency. A recent report from Mike Singer of The Denver Post indicated that there appears to be mutual interest in a new deal between the Nuggets and Grant, who could command
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Detroit — A nondescript SUV pulls into the parking lot at Detroit Thrive gym on Detroit’s east side and there’s some chatter as 19-year-old LaMelo Ball and his brothers, Lonzo and LiAngelo, head inside for a daily workout. There’s no entourage, no fans, no reality-show camera crew, no pomp