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Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham will undergo surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left shin, a league source confirmed to the Free Press on Monday. Cunningham is expected to make a full recovery, but the procedure will end his season after 12 games. Cunningham, the No. 1 overall pick in 2021, entered his

The Detroit Pistons through 29 games own the NBA’s worst record at 7-22. They are well out of the play-in tournament race, and though there have been signs of growth, the franchise is in the midst of another long, rebuilding season. Naturally, fans are starting to look toward the future. This week’s mailbag answers questions

The Los Angeles Lakers have underwhelmed this season, but they’re still one of the NBA’s best teams when LeBron James and Anthony Davis are feeling it. The Detroit Pistons were on the receiving end of a strong effort from the superstar duo Sunday, and a season-best performance from Bojan Bogdanovic wasn’t enough. The Pistons lost,

He’s a bust. The worst player in the NBA. No, the worst player ever who never should’ve been drafted and why is anyone taking a French player anyway? They don’t defend and they hate our freedoms and they’re only here to mock us. This is where we were a month ago, wishing Detroit Pistons guard

It’s a busy sports day in Detroit, with the Detroit Lions trying to hold onto slim NFL playoff hopes and hosting the division-leading Minnesota Vikings. A few hours later, the Pistons will host one of the game’s most iconic players for the once-a-year-trip to Little Caesars Arena, as LeBron James and the Lakers don the

Ja Morant had seven points at halftime. He scored eight in the first three minutes of the third quarter to put the Detroit Pistons away early. The Pistons were outscored, 37-25, in the third quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies and trailed by 20 points at the end of the period. A late rally that cut

The Detroit Pistons played their 27th game Wednesday, roughly a third of the games they’ll play this season. At 7-20 overall, second-worst in the NBA, the Pistons appear headed toward their fourth straight NBA draft lottery finish. But it has been a season of growth as well, as the team has won four of its

The New Orleans Pelicans threatened to put the game away early when they took a 16-point lead early in the third quarter. But on the second night of a back-to-back, the Detroit Pistons showed resolve. Strong performances from Saddiq Bey and Killian Hayes weren’t enough, and the Pistons fell to the Pelicans in New Orleans,

Detroit Pistons (7-19) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (15-8) When: 8 p.m. Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates). ⋅ BOX SCORE Game notes: The Pistons come into this second game of a back-to-back on a high note after Tuesday’s 116-96 win over the Heat in Miami.

Tyler Herro nearly ended the night early. But Bojan Bogdanovic did what he needed to do to ensure the Detroit Pistons left Miami on Tuesday with a victory. Bogdanovic scored 28 points in the second half to lead the Pistons to come-from-behind victory, 116-96, over the Heat at FTX Arena. He scored 14 in the

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Laz Jackson, Detroit Bad Boys • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys are joined by Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys to discuss how sustainable Saddiq Bey’s new bench role can be and

Roughly an hour and a half before the Detroit Pistons took on the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, Niele Ivey was minutes away from pulling off one of the biggest wins of her career. The seventh-ranked Fighting Irish women’s basketball team defeated third-ranked UConn, 74-60, in South Bend. Ivey, in her third season leading the program,

Through two quarters, Ja Morant let his teammates run the show. After halftime, he took the reins and put the finishing touches on a blowout loss for the Detroit Pistons. Morant scored 21 of 33 points in the third period, defeating the Pistons, 122-112, at Little Caesars Arena. Morant finished with a double-double, as he

When dissecting Killian Hayes’ resurgent third season, you have to divide it into two parts. During his first 11 games, the Detroit Pistons’ third-year guard looked listless and uncertain. Most of his shots clanked, and his trusty playmaking wasn’t quite as steady as usual. His past 13 games have been an entirely different story. Hayes,

NBA player development is rarely linear, with some clicking immediately but the majority becoming productive nightly contributors in fits and starts. That’s certainly been true for the Detroit Pistons’ young roster. Third-year players Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart have been productive but have also struggled to adapt to new roles. Cade Cunningham took time to

It took longer than many expected, but Killian Hayes has arrived. The third-year guard took over late for the Detroit Pistons, scoring 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to deliver a 131-125 home victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Hayes hit two big 3-pointers in the final 75 seconds of overtime,

The Detroit Pistons’ best stretch of basketball this season coincided with a spate of injuries to key players. But an argument can be made that it wasn’t a coincidence. In their 11 games played since Nov. 11, the Pistons have a net rating of minus-6.8 — not good, but an improvement over their league-worst net

New York Knicks star Julius Randle turned 28 years old on Tuesday. He celebrated by playing his best game of the season against the Detroit Pistons.  Randle scored 36 points in 31 minutes to lead the Knicks to a 140-110 blowing victory over the Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit used a 20-9 run to

It has been three weeks since Cade Cunningham played a basketball game. He has missed the Detroit Pistons’ past 10 games with left shin soreness, and there’s a possibility he has played his final game of the 2022-23 season. A hairline stress fracture is the likely cause of Cunningham’s shin soreness, per sources. The second-year

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: After going through their Thanksgiving “supper” dos and don’ts, Bryce and Omari pick through the good and the bad from the recent road trip. Then, the guys dig deeper into Killian