Eleven coney dogs in 60 seconds. That’s how many coney dogs were devoured by Joey Chestnut, the 15-time champion of Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, and two Detroit Pistons employees during the third quarter of the Pistons’ 118-105 loss against the Miami Heat at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night. Chestnut, who holds the world
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For 43 minutes, the Detroit Pistons were resilient. They closed two double digit deficits — a 17-point gap in the second quarter, and a 12-point spread in the third. They moved the ball and hit timely 3-pointers. But they couldn’t close out the win. The Miami Heat, in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff
Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver “apologizes” for a season chock full of Trauma for Wembanyama. Weaver penned a short letter to fans posted Monday to Pistons.com, acknowledging the dreadful performance of his team this season, and affirming his belief in his “restoration” and its position this offseason. That position is of course a 14%
We won’t know the answer until at least around 8 p.m. on May 16. The question may not even apply at that point. Or we might have to wait until June 22. But until then, it’s primed to be the biggest debate on the 2023 NBA draft. If the Detroit Pistons end up with the
Detroit — Troy Weaver is well aware of the discourse and conversation surrounding his Pistons and their NBA-worst 16-62 record. The Pistons’ general manager wrote a letter to fans on Monday, which re-emphasized the franchise’s commitment to competing on a nightly basis and stressed the importance of the upcoming offseason, which will be used as
Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver would like the fans to know he too is disappointed this season. The Detroit Pistons posted a letter written by the GM acknowledging this season’s difficulties while also thanking the fans for their “patience, trust, loyalty and support.” You can read the full letter on nba.com. I’d say that
Game 79. We are now officially in the final week of the 2022-23 Detroit Pistons schedule. Praise be. With only four games to play and top lottery odds all but secured, there’s little to watch for if you are a Pistons fan. However, I’ve tried my best to come up with three things to keep
The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and I did a live, and in person, recording at the HopCat Detroit for episode 60 as my wife, Rani,
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editors: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: The stars and travel itineraries aligned for your Pistons Pulse crew to take your questions live in person! Bryce and Omari took their turns in the hot seat answering live crowd questions at
Detroit — The Pistons have reached the final week of the NBA’s regular season, and there hasn’t been much to celebrate judging by their league-worst record of 16-62. Since Cade Cunningham went down after just 12 games, expectations declined and while wins have been hard to come by, the Pistons have focused on growth and
The guys from “The Pistons Pulse” are taking the show on the road and inviting you to join the experience. Free Press beat writer Omari Sankofa II, Bryce Simon, better known on social media as @MotorCityHoops and super producer Wes Davenport will do a live episode of the podcast that follows the ins and outs
The NBA playoff picture if the season ended today feels locked in for the Eastern Conference and completely wide open for the Western Conference. The 2022-23 NBA regular season will be over by the end of the week and then the NBA playoff picture will lock in place. This is the last chance for playoff
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons fall in Orlando, 128-102, Sunday. #DetroitBasketball
The Detroit Pistons went scoreless for the first four minutes of the second quarter, their first field goal falling at the 8:25 mark, when Killian Hayes knocked down a turnaround midrange jumper in the lane. Their next field goal came at the 3:09 mark, courtesy of a James Wiseman jumper. Detroit’s ice-cold, mistake-laden second period