Jerami Grant will miss the Detroit Pistons‘ remaining seven games this season due to a left calf strain, the team announced on Monday. The injury occurred during the first quarter of Friday’s home loss to the Washington Wizards. Grant exited the game with 4:30 to play in the quarter. It isn’t clear exactly when or
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Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey is a teacher at heart, and that love of helping young players learn the game is valuable on a team that has 10 players who are either rookies or second-year players. There was a point in Sunday’s 104-102 loss to the Knicks, when
Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about your 20-54 Detroit Pistons. It’s Tank Week, so Ben Gulker and I talk about how many games the Pistons can afford to win the rest of the season (Spoiler: Not That Many!), why we WANT Cade Cunningham
Isaiah Stewart lost a tooth before he knocked down his first 3-pointer on Sunday. Rather than picking the tooth up immediately, he let it fall to the ground to he could prioritize making the shot first. “How great of a kid are you to look at your tooth fall but then worry about your 3
By Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — The Pistons’ fast-and-furious comeback fell short in Sunday afternoon’s 104-102 loss to the Knicks, but they did get a special performance from forward Marvin Bagley III. Bagley had a season-high 27 points on 11-for-14 shooting with seven rebounds, and is giving the franchise cause to
Coach Dwane Casey says his Pistons dug themselves an early hole, which was the main issue in Sunday’s loss to the Knicks. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Saddiq Bey after he scores 14 in Sunday’s 104-102 loss to the Knicks. #DetroitBasketball
Another day, another failed Detroit Pistons comeback bid. The New York Knicks built a 21-point lead in the second quarter. The Pistons used a 26-7 run to cut the deficit to two in the third quarter, but was unable to re-take the lead. Alec Burks blocked Cade Cunningham’s potential game-tying midrange shot on the final
Despite a lackluster effort in the first half, the Detroit Pistons had a chance to steal one late against the New York Knicks. But Pistons killer Alec Burks made one too many place and Detroit lost 104-102. Burks made a huge three with 45 seconds left in the game to put the Knicks up four.
By Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — Pistons coach Dwane Casey discussed the use of his starting 6-foot-9 center, Isaiah Stewart, and much-used 6-foot-11 reserve center, Marvin Bagley III, prior to Sunday afternoon’s game with the Knicks. The lead topic was the need for their improved 3-point shooting and obtaining the spacing
Pistons assistant athletic trainer Bri Jefferson is one of only four female trainers in the NBA, and her presence is undeniable here in Detroit.
After a rollercoaster last week, the Detroit Pistons kick things off anew while hosting the New York Knicks for the sole afternoon game on the Sunday NBA slate. With a loss, the Pistons would be tied with the Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic for the worst record in the league. The visiting Knicks are five
In December, Jerami Grant suffered a right thumb injury in a lifeless 109-93 road loss to the struggling New Orleans Pelicans. At the time, Detroit was in the midst of a franchise-tying 14-game losing streak. With the injury, the Pistons were set to be without their leading scorer for an extended period of time. While
During Dwane Casey’s post-practice media availability Thursday, he was posed a question — did we underestimate the difficulty of Killian Hayes’ transition to the NBA after spending his entire career in Europe? Casey chuckled. Who is “we?” “I’m glad you put that ‘we’ on it because I know for all point guards it is tough,”
As we celebrate the anniversary of “Fight Night at the Joe” between the Red Wings and Avalanche, Larry Murphy and Chris Osgood sit down with Brendan Shanahan and ask him the question that Red Wings fans have been wondering for 25 years.
Forty-three days have passed since the Detroit Pistons traded for Marvin Bagley III, but based on his play, it seems like he’s spent his entire career with the franchise. The fourth-year big man has quickly found his groove. He’s the team’s fourth-leading scorer since his first game, averaging 14.4 points and 6.9 rebounds on 53.2% overall shooting. And
Detroit — It’s not a case of just playing out the final string of games to end the season. The Pistons are finding ways to make them interesting. Interesting might not be the best word to describe the second-half comeback the Pistons made, erasing a 17-point deficit against the Washington Wizards, to at least make
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons rally but drop their fourth of the season to the Wizards. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Isaiah Stewart after posts 12 points and eight rebounds in Friday’s 100-97 loss to the Wizards. #DetroitBasketball
By the end of the first half, it was clear it would be an upward climb for the Detroit Pistons to pull off a win. Jerami Grant exited the game with 4:30 to play in the first quarter with a left calf strain, and Detroit trailed the Washington Wizards by 16 points at halftime. Thanks to