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Rod Beard |  The Detroit News Detroit — The Pistons’ bout with COVID protocols could be getting some relief. After 10 days of dealing with multiple players in health and safety protocols, the Pistons could be getting some of their players back. Seven of their eight players who had been out have had their designation changed

Detroit — At the start of last season, Saddiq Bey was the new face, the newcomer who was trying to find his way as a young player in the NBA. He was surrounded by a veteran core that included Blake Griffin, Derrick Rose and Jerami Grant, helping to ease his transition as a rookie into

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

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

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

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 could be getting some relief from their COVID issues in the coming days. The NBA and the players association reportedly agreed to reduce the isolation time for vaccinated and asymptomatic players who test positive for COVID-19. Previously, players could either clear quarantine after 10 days or with two negative tests at least 24

Pistons rookie Luka Garza was just starting to get a little sizzle to his game. He hit a 3-pointer, scored on a hook over San Antonio Spurs backup Drew Eubanks and then hit a midrange jumper, for seven straight Pistons points in the fourth quarter of the Pistons’ loss on Sunday night. It was a

The Pistons had only nine healthy players available, and they weren’t the only unit that was shorthanded in Sunday’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. There were only two officials for the game, after a last-minute entry into the health and safety protocols. That’s where the NBA is now, in the midst of COVID protocols

The COVID issues are getting worse for the Pistons this week. After going most of the season without having any players enter the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the Pistons have sidelined eight players in the past five days. Cory Joseph and Josh Jackson are the two most recent players put into the health and

The COVID pandemic has wreaked havoc on everyone and everything, and there are no signs that things are getting much better. Sports are a microcosm of society, and as the number of positive tests increases in the wake of the new omicron variant and its rampant spread around the country, the sports teams are seeing the

The COVID issues are getting worse for the Pistons this week. After going most of the season without having any players enter the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the Pistons have sidelined eight players in the past five days. Cory Joseph and Josh Jackson are the two most recent players put into the health and

John Marshall  |  Associated Press Phoenix — The Golden State Warriors kept it close despite being short-handed, setting the stage for a player to take over down the stretch. One did — and it wasn’t Stephen Curry. Otto Porter Jr. took late-game honors. Curry had 33 points, Porter scored seven of his 19 during a

The COVID issues are continuing to deplete the Pistons’ roster. The team added forward Trey Lyles to the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Saturday, making him the sixth Pistons player to enter the protocols this week. They put four players into the protocols ahead of Thursday’s game in Miami: Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saben

Rod Beard |  The Detroit News The Pistons added some reinforcements to the depleted roster. The team announced Saturday that they’ve added point guards Derrick Walton Jr. and Cassius Stanley from the Motor City Cruise, their G League affiliate, each to a 10-day contract. In the past week, the Pistons have had five players go into

Brian Mahoney |  Associated Press New York — So much for good health and good cheer. Both are in short supply in the NBA this Christmas, especially for the 10 teams that will be playing on the holiday. Superstars are sitting. Supposed super teams are struggling. The games will go on, which is the most important

Miami — The Pistons had avoided the spreading COVID issues that had decimated most of rosters around the NBA. Until this week. With Cade Cunningham going into COVID health and safety protocols on Wednesday and then Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saben Lee and Rodney McGruder joining him on the list just hours before the Thursday’s

Miami — Things can change in a hurry in the NBA, and never as much as this season, with COVID protocols changing rosters day by day. The Pistons had to adjust to sudden change just before their matchup against the Miami Heat, as four of their rotation players were placed in the league’s health and safety

Miami — After a couple of weeks of widespread COVID cases in the NBA, the Pistons are having it spread throughout their roster. On Wednesday, Cade Cunningham went into COVID protocols, and on Thursday, the Pistons added starters Isaiah Stewart and Killian Hayes and reserve guards Saben Lee and Rodney McGruder to the list of players