Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The NBA announced the final results of the 2021 All-Star vote on Thursday, and Jerami Grant was one of the top vote-getters in the Eastern Conference. His 427,925 fan votes and 34 votes from his fellow players gave him a ninth-place finish among frontcourt players. But he wasn’t voted
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons have already had one point guard suffer a non-contact lower body injury this season. They’re still awaiting Killian Hayes’ return, after the rookie tore his labrum in his right hip Jan. 4. He won’t be reevaluated until late March. So when Delon Wright winced and motioned
The fans have spoken. In a Detroit News poll with 1,057 votes, Detroit-area sports fans picked the Tigers to edge out the Lions as the local team most likely to finally compete for a championship and break the long drought of the four rebuilding franchises. ►Tigers: 33.43% ►Lions: 32.96% ►Pistons: 19.46% ►Red Wings: 14.15% The
Rod Beard | The Detroit News In their last loss, the Pistons gave up a 25-point lead in the second half. Against the Memphis Grizzlies, they got the opening basket and never led after that, falling into an early deficit. They had a hard time getting out. BOX SCORE: Grizzlies 109, Pistons 95 The Pistons closed
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons played from behind all night and lost to the Grizzlies 109-95. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Saddiq Bey after he has another solid night: 14 points, including four more 3-pointers. #DetroitBasketball
February 19th 2021 at 9:59pm CST by Dana Gauruder Hornets star forward Gordon Hayward practiced in full on Friday and is listed as probable to play against Golden State on Saturday, Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer tweets. Hayward missed last Saturday’s loss to San Antonio with lower back discomfort. The Hornets haven’t played since
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Basketball is a game of runs, as the saying goes. And for the second straight game, the Detroit Pistons were on the wrong side of one. The Pistons (8-21) lost Friday to the Memphis Grizzlies on the road, 109-95. After losing a 25-point lead to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, Detroit trailed by 21
Your Detroit Pistons lost to the Memphis Grizzlies, 109-95. Ja Morant led the way for the Grizzlies, pouring in 29 points. Detroit had six players in double-figures, but no one hit 20 points, and the team as a whole shot only 41 percent from the floor and 31 percent from three on the night. The
How can the Detroit Pistons rebound after an epic collapse against the Chicago Bulls? How will Jerami Grant deliver after a career-high 43 points in the loss to the Bulls? Ja Morant is coming off a triple-double in a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, but he was just 4-of-14 from the floor. Will he
Rod Beard | The Detroit News In many ways, it’s crazy to think that Pistons forward Jerami Grant is even a serious candidate to be an All-Star. That’s not a knock on Grant at all; rather, it’s a commentary on how far he’s come this season in advancing his career, a bet on himself in free
The Detroit Pistons should sit down and take notes at what has happened in Memphis in the past three years. A veteran team that had run out of steam and was going nowhere has completely retooled with minimal pain and are stocked up with solid young assets going forward. Ja Morant might get most of
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Draymond Green never has had any problems with expressing his opinions, especially on topics that he feels strongly about. Green, a former All-America forward at Michigan State, made headlines this week after his postgame rant about what he perceived as unfair treatment for NBA players in situations where the team
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons’ collapse Wednesday vs. the Chicago Bulls happened in the middle of what’s been an unpredictable and unusual week. Monday brought two big news items — their home game Tuesday against the San Antonio Spurs would be delayed due to the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, and Blake Griffin would be inactive
Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) goes solo to talk about the ripple effects of the joint decision to shut down Blake Griffin, and Jerami Grant’s 43-point night against the Chicago Bulls. That became a discussion about Eastern Conference Player of The Week Saddiq Bey, waiting by the phone for your agent to call, Our Old Friend Andre
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Pistons general manager Troy Weaver means business. When he was hired in the offseason, Weaver spoke about restoring the Pistons franchise to its greatness and the championship legacy. When he outlined the rebuild ahead, he said wanted to take advantage of the young core and get back to relevance
Rod Beard | The Detroit News In the first half, it looked to be an easy night in Chicago as the Pistons started their five-game road trip. The start was better than the finish. The Pistons built a 25-point lead near the end of the second quarter and watched it evaporate in the second half, as
We hear from Delon Wright after he scores 12 but misses a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied the game Wednesday night. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from Jerami Grant after he scores a career-high 43 points. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons let a big lead slip away in a 105-102 loss to the Bulls. #ItsMillerTime