Isaiah Stewart is back … probably. The Detroit Pistons big man has been cleared from the reconditioning program that followed his removal from health and safety protocols. This means it is likely that Stewart is available to play tonight against the Memphis Grizzlies, and it means that the Pistons once again have their starting center.
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January 6th 2022 at 5:00pm CST by Dana Gauruder Rudy Gobert has entered the league’s health and safety protocols. He returned two rapid negative tests on Thursday but his PCR test overnight came back positive, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic (Twitter links). Of course, the Jazz center’s COVID-19 positive in March 2020 led to
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Detroit Pistons guard Frank Jackson entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Thursday, becoming the ninth player on the roster to do so this season. Jackson had missed Detroit’s previous three games with a lateral sprain in his right ankle, and will now miss additional time. ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Pistons stung,
The Pistons aren’t done with their issues with the COVID protocols. After having eight players enter the protocols in the past two weeks, guard Frank Jackson is the ninth, being added to the list on Thursday. The last of the original eight players, Cory Joseph, exited the protocols on Wednesday, but he was designed as
The Pistons were on a hot streak, or something like that. They had been playing better over the past week before Wednesday’s loss to the Charlotte Hornets brought them back to reality. Getting several players back from COVID protocols has helped. They had been playing tough down the stretch of several games this season, during
Following a loss Wednesday night they were never really in, the Detroit Pistons look to rebound as they travel to take on the Memphis Grizzlies. Detroit’s blowout loss comes right after its first win streak of the season. The one upside for the Pistons is that, due to the blowout, no rotation member played more
After their biggest win of the season, against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, the Pistons had some momentum on their three-game road trip, notching their first back-to-back wins since March. The Charlotte Hornets didn’t let them stretch the streak to three. The Pistons fell behind in the first quarter and tried to put together a
Veteran Bucks reserve shooting guard Wesley Matthews is making the most of his second stint in Milwaukee, writes Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The Madison, Wisconsin native, a Marquette alum, made it clear that he wanted to return to the reigning champs. In 11 contests with the Bucks, the 35-year-old wing is averaging 5.6 PPG on
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons suffer a 140-111 setback in Charlotte. #ItsMillerTime
The Detroit Pistons entered North Carolina with their sights set on breaking a 13-game losing streak that dates back to opening night of the 2017-18 season. Well, after keeping within striking distance of a victory for three quarters, Kelly Oubre Jr. and the hot-shooting Charlotte Hornets would blow out the visiting Detroit Pistons. Oubre Jr’s
CHARLOTTE — The Detroit Pistons entered their road game against the Charlotte Hornets with rare momentum. They were coming off of two straight wins — their first winning streak in 10 months — and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks on the road by nine points on Monday. The Pistons caught the Hornets on a hot night.
The Pistons are getting closer to having all of their players out of the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Cory Joseph, the last remaining player in isolation, exited the protocols and is working his way back to playing with the team. Isaiah Stewart also left protocols this week and joined the team in Charlotte, though
January 5th 2022 at 12:33pm CST by Luke Adams The Wizards are on the verge of replenishing their point guard depth, with Spencer Dinwiddie and Aaron Holiday now out of the NBA’s health and safety protocols, per Josh Robbins of The Athletic (Twitter link). Both players will remain sidelined for at least one more game,
The Detroit Pistons had what was probably the upset of the season against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. They played a complete game from start to finish and were able to keep Giannis Antetokounmpo mostly in check. Tonight’s task against the Hornets will not be quite as tough as Monday’s, but the Hornets are off
On episode 80 of the Motor City Hoops Podcast (follow on twitter @MotorCityHoops) I am joined by Chris Oliver, the founder of Basketball Immersion, The Basketball Podcast and Immersion Videos as well as a basketball mentor, trainer, and coach. We start off the episode with Chris giving his perspective on the culture of the Pistons
Cade Cunningham walked around the back hallways at Fiserv Forum, getting his thoughts together, ready to hit the court for a game for the first time in almost two weeks. He followed his normal pregame routine and ran to the court, ahead of Monday’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. It was Cunningham’s first game since
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After getting six players back from health and safety protocols over the weekend, the Detroit Pistons took another step toward normalcy on Tuesday. Isaiah Stewart, who entered protocols Dec. 23 and missed their last five games, joined the team in Charlotte, Pistons coach Dwane Casey said after Tuesday’s practice. His status for Wednesday’s game
After briefly having no players in the NBA’s health and safety protocols for the first time in weeks, the Raptors placed Svi Mykhailiuk and Yuta Watanabe in the protocols today, tweets Eric Koreen of The Athletic. According to Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca (via Twitter), only three players on the Raptors’ roster have avoided entering the
The Detroit Pistons rotation is starting to fill out with bonafide NBA players again. Cade Cunningham, Killian Hayes, Trey Lyles, and more are out of health and safety protocols and returning to the lineup. They might not recognize a guy who never left — Saddiq Bey. Bey has carried the offensive and minutes load along
MILWAUKEE — Judging solely from their performance against the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, one probably wouldn’t have guessed the Detroit Pistons were coming off of a month filled with adversity. They had eight players — including their first overall pick, Cade Cunningham — enter health and safety protocols from Dec. 22 until Dec. 26. A ninth