For Detroiters, 313 Day (March 13) is an opportunity to celebrate the history and culture of Detroit. For the Detroit Pistons, it’s a chance to not only throw a party, but another opportunity to promote local artists and business owners as well. The Pistons have a long list of festivities planned during Monday’s home game
Detroit — With the Pistons regular season winding down, there are several topics to discuss. Detroit’s playing without most of their rotation players on a nightly basis due to injury, which has also given opportunities to some of the team’s new additions. It’s been a while, so it was the perfect time to release another
Detroit — R.J. Hampton isn’t a fan of pizza, but he used the popular food item to describe his increased comfort level following his sixth game with the Pistons. “I always tell myself, ‘When you put a pizza in the oven, you don’t like what it looks like after 20 seconds.’ You gotta let it
Joining an NBA team on a 10-day contract is often a frenetic process. Players are required to fly to a new city and quickly acclimate with their new teammates and surroundings, all in hopes of making enough of an impression to reach a second 10-day contract — and, even more hopefully, a full deal after.
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his shorthanded Pistons lose a buzzer-beater to the Wizards on Tuesday. #DetroitPistons
We hear from James Wiseman after he scores 21 in Tuesday’s heartbreaking, 119-117 loss to the Wizards. #DetroitBasketball
Detroit — The injury bug has crawled into the Pistons’ locker room once again. The team announced shortly before their game against the Washington Wizards that an MRI performed on Tuesday revealed that Hamidou Diallo suffered a Grade-2 right ankle sprain in the waning minutes of Monday’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Diallo will
On a night the Detroit Pistons were missing nearly half of their roster due to injuries, Jaden Ivey stepped up. The rookie led Detroit with 26 points and 12 assists for his second-straight double-double, and put together one of his best fourth quarters yet. He scored or assisted 19 of the Pistons’ final 22 points,
Detroit − In a game that was never supposed to happen this late into the season, the undermanned Pistons sought to snap a season-long, eight-game losing streak. Detroit’s latest matchup against the Washington Wizards was originally set to be played on Feb. 1, but travel and flight issues prevented the Pistons from leaving Dallas after
Hamidou Diallo was in the midst of his best stretch of basketball, and has positioned himself well with unrestricted free agency approaching. But he might’ve already played his final game this season, due to an injury. Diallo has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 right ankle sprain and will be re-evaluated in three to four
The Detroit Pistons are losers of a season-high eight games in a row. During that losing streak, they’ve managed to post the league’s worst offense a completely reasonable 16th-rated defense, the second-to-worst turnover ratio and that is despite letting opponents shoot 41.7% from 3-point range. They also have managed to tumble all the way to
As the Detroit Pistons crawl toward the finish line of an ugly season, the team will work to get some of their younger players who are still healthy some crucial minutes to set them up for a more competitive season in 2023-24. That’s the plan, anyway. You’d like for the team to build on its
If the Detroit Pistons have you down in the dumps, it’s understandable. After all, they haven’t won a game since before Valentine’s Day. Believe it or not, things could be worse. They could be the Washington Wizards, a team that is perennially mediocre with no intentions on rebuilding anytime soon. They’re a flawed team with
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: This week, the guys cover the Detroit Pistons’ comeback collapse against Chicago and Jaden Ivey’s room for growth. Later, your Pistons Pulse crew break down what we’ve see so far of James Wiseman