Mat Ishbia’s longtime dream of owning a professional sports team is officially a reality. The CEO of mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage was formally introduced as the new owner of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury franchises on Wednesday, and he delivered a passionate, yet direct, message during his first press conference. Ishbia, 43, was
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The Red Wings and Pistons sit at dangerous intersections, pretty much where they’ve sat for nearly a decade. And they can’t keep making the same turn toward uncertainty. Arguably the best player on each team is in quasi-limbo. Dylan Larkin, 26, is due to become an unrestricted free agent after the season. By most accounts,
The Detroit Pistons travel to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for a one-game road trip to play a Central Division rival — the Cleveland Cavaliers. The hometown Cavs enter the night boasting a dominant 3-game winning streak where they have throttled opponents by 15 points or more in each victory. For Detroit, it has been a tick
LeBron James has accomplished a milestone that many basketball historians believed would never be broken. Entering Tuesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the four-time NBA champion needed 36 points to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabaar as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. Nearly every person inside Crypto.com Arena pulled their phones out and rose to their feet
Detroit — Henry Ford Health is scheduled to host a press conference Wednesday morning with the Detroit Pistons, its owner Tom Gores and Michigan State University to share what they call “a transformational vision to revolutionize the delivery of healthcare and create unique opportunities to live, work and play.” The health system plans to build
The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and I will once again go LIVE on Thursday night at 8pm ET to break down all the moves that
Several United Wholesale Mortgage employees spoke highly of their chairman, president and CEO – new Phoenix Suns majority owner Mat Ishbia. BROOKLYN – Mateen Cleaves is beyond certain his forever friend and 2000 Michigan State national championship teammate, Mat Ishbia, can deliver Phoenix its first NBA title as its new majority owner. “His passion to
June 26, 2003, was a night expected to bring glory for two midwestern NBA franchises. Picking No. 1 overall, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Akron teen LeBron James. Picking No. 2, the Detroit Pistons took Serbian teen Darko Milicic. Surely, draft experts said, the duo would lead their new franchises in battling for Central Division superiority
After struggling to hit shots for more than a month, Killian Hayes finally found his touch on Monday. The third-year guard opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer, and proceeded to hit two more in the midst of a 19-7 Detroit Pistons run that cut an 18-point deficit to six. They eventually lost to the
The Phoenix Suns appeared to be doubling down on welcoming in some Motown flavor, but the team has allegedly denied a Tuesday night report that Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas will be joining the team’s front office. One day after it was announced that Mat Isbia, former Michigan State basketball walk-on and CEO of United
The NBA approved the bid led by Mat Ishbia, CEO of mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage, to purchase the Phoenix Suns, the league announced Monday night, but there was one vote of support notably absent. A vote by the NBA’s Board of Governors approved the sale, 29-0, with the Cleveland Cavaliers — owned by Ishbia’s
Detroit — Technically speaking, Saddiq Bey already has been traded once in his young NBA career. That’s how he ended up here, in fact, on the ground floor of Troy Weaver’s “restoration” effort in Detroit back in November 2020. Bey joined the Pistons as one of the final pieces of that byzantine, three-team trade that
The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. THE PISTONS PULSE GEAR IS HERE!!!! CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE Omari and I bring you a full Detroit Pistons and NBA
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 talk about moving Killian Hayes to the bench and how Cade Cunningham’s disabled player exception might play out for the team. Later, with the NBA trade deadline
Detroit — In the week leading up to Monday night’s game against the Celtics, the Pistons teased a new Starter jacket from their latest collaboration with Detroit designer Ty Mopkins. Two fans were presented during this weekend’s home back-to-back with the franchise’s new Black History Month jacket, which honors the historic Tuskegee Airmen. The jacket
David Brandt and Tim Reynolds | Associated Press PHOENIX – Mortgage executive and former Michigan State basketball guard Mat Ishbia is the new majority owner of the Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, after the NBA’s board of governors approved his plan to purchase the controlling stake of those franchises from Robert Sarver, a person with
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons fall to the Celtics 111-99 Monday. #DetroitBasketball
Entering Monday’s game, the Boston Celtics had been struggling a bit, dropping four of their past six games. Luckily for them, playing the Detroit Pistons was the perfect remedy. Jayson Tatum shook off a slow start to score 34 points as the Celtics, down two starters in Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart, held off a
Detroit − The Pistons haven’t had much success against Boston over the last year, so they were hoping to snap a four-game losing streak to the Celtics on Monday night. There was a glimmer of hope, for at least the first quarter. After that, Boston pulled away thanks to a tag-team effort in the second
Sometimes, a glimpse at the box score tells the game story The Detroit Pistons shot 9-for-33 (27.3%) from behind-the-arc on Monday. The Boston Celtics shot 16-for-37 (43.2%). The 21-point disparity from 3-point range was tough for the Pistons to overcome, and a hot third quarter from Jayson Tatum gave the Celtics the extra push needed
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