Another day, another player out of the lineup. The bad luck continues for the Pistons, who already have eight players in health and safety protocols. They lost another one of their roster players to injury, as Frank Jackson has a lateral sprain in his right ankle, the team announced Thursday. He’s expected to miss 7-10
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Thanks to the Omicron variant, Greg Monroe is back. The former Detroit Pistons centerpiece returned to the NBA this week on a 10-day hardship deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He had a solid first game back, scoring 11 points while grabbing 9 rebounds to go with six assists in a Minnesota win. Even better was
The extremely shorthanded Detroit Pistons managed to put up a truly admirable fight, at one point in the third quarter leading New York by 14 points, before eventually dropping a surprisingly fun Wednesday night battle to the Knicks, 94-85, at Little Caesers Arena. The outlook for this one appeared bleak before the game was even
Detroit — Many of the Pistons’ games have taken a predictable turn, either in the first half or second half, where they let the game get away from them. Since their COVID issues have escalated, they’ve been without eight of their regular roster players and they’ve had to piece together a rotation with mostly G
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his makeshift Pistons fall to the Knicks 94-85. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Saddiq Bey after he scores a career-high 32 in Wednesday’s loss to the Knicks. #DetroitBasketball
Entering Wednesday, the Detroit Pistons were down 12 players — eight due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols, and four more due to injury. They tipped off against the New York Knicks at Little Caesars Arena with just four players available from their main 15-man roster: Saddiq Bey, Hamidou Diallo, Frank Jackson and Luka
The Detroit Pistons suffered yet another injury blow during Wednesday’s game against the New York Knicks at Little Caesars Arena. Midway through the second quarter, Frank Jackson rolled his right ankle on the foot of a Knicks player after contesting a shot at the rim. He was visibly in pain, and had to be helped
Detroit — The past couple of Pistons practices have had a getting-to-know-you vibe to them, with as many new faces as veterans in the mix on the roster. The Pistons continue to add replacement players on 10-day contracts to try to round out the roster and give them more than nine available players, which was
The Pistons continue to add to their roster in the wake of the rash of players entering health and safety protocols within the past week. The team signed center Micah Potter, who played with Sioux Falls in the G League, to a 10-day contract through the NBA’s hardship provision. Potter, at 6-foot-10, adds some needed
As the Detroit Pistons continue to navigate a COVID-19 outbreak, the team signed former Wisconsin big man Micah Potter to a 10-day contract on Wednesday. In 11 G League games with the Sioux Falls Skyforce this season, Potter is averaging 14.1 points, 10.7 rebounds, 0.9 blocks and knocking down 37.8% of his 3.4 3-point attempts per
The Pistons are signing rookie forward/center Micah Potter to a 10-day contract using a hardship exception, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). Potter, 23, went undrafted out of Wisconsin earlier this year and competed in training camp for a two-way contract with the Heat. He was waived before the regular season began
The Detroit Pistons, decimated by the Omicron variant, have signed three players to 10-day hardship deals over the past 24 hours: Justin Robinson and Trayvon Palmer yesterday and Micah Potter today. It’s ok, we’re all in the same, confused boat here. Potter, 23, may be familiar to Big Ten basketball fans as he spent his
Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio, who left Tuesday’s game after injuring his left knee, will get an MRI on that knee today to determine the severity of the injury, according to ESPN’s Andrew Lopez and Adrian Wojnarowski. Rubio has played a key role in the Cavaliers’ resurgence this season — although he hasn’t been in the
The Detroit Pistons returns home to face the struggling New York Knicks after an unsuccessful 0-3 road trip. Detroit looks to field a COVID-ravaged lineup for the third game since originally losing Cade Cunningham to health and safety protocols on Dec. 23. If you follow Detroit’s G-League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise, this match up
The Detroit Pistons are 32 games into the season. But their practice on Tuesday felt like the first day of training camp. That’s because six new faces have joined the roster within the last week. With eight players in health and safety protocols and four additional players on the injury report, the Pistons are relying
Donte DiVincenzo missed two early layups in his return to action on Saturday, but that didn’t take away from his joy at being back on the court for the first time since May, writes Eric Nehm of The Athletic. It has taken seven months for the Bucks guard to work his way back from a
As the Detroit Pistons continue to manage a COVID-19 outbreak, theteam signed two more players Tuesday. Trayvon Palmer and Justin Robinson agreed to 10-day contracts, using the NBA’s hardship allowance, the team announced. The news comes as the Pistons await the return of eight players: Cade Cunningham, Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saben Lee, Rodney McGruder, Trey Lyles, Cory
The Pistons are bolstering their roster in the wake of their COVID issues that have decimated the team over the past week. Against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, they were limited to nine available players and they’ve added some reinforcements, agreeing to 10-day deals with forward Trayvon Palmer and guard Justin Robinson, the team announced
The Pistons have signed guard Justin Robinson and wing Trayvon Palmer to 10-day contracts using hardship exceptions, the team announced today in a press release. Robinson began the season on a two-way contract with Milwaukee and appeared in 17 games for the team, averaging 2.8 PPG and 1.2 APG on .316/.270/1.000 shooting in 11.6 minutes