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Detroit — NBA Hall-of-Famer Chris Webber and his business partner announced plans Tuesday to construct a $50 million cannabis operation in Southwest Detroit, the first phase of what will eventually be a $175 million production, dispensing and training facility in Southwest Detroit. Housed in a former industrial building at 2599 22nd Street, the business named Players Only will provide

Detroit — As training camp opens on Tuesday, the Pistons find themselves in an unusual spot. They’re coming off a 20-52 season and there’s growing optimism about what the future holds and the young core of their roster. They added Cade Cunningham, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, and they have a roster

Detroit — Jerami Grant struck gold in Detroit. And if he wasn’t convinced of that before, when he signed a three-year, $60 million free-agent contract with the Pistons in one of the biggest surprises of the NBA offseason in 2020, he certainly is now. Grant earned one of the final roster spots on the U.S. Olympic

The Pistons didn’t have to wait until after training camp to finalize their roster. The team announced Friday it has converted rookie center Luka Garza, one of their three second-round picks (52nd overall), to a standard contract. Garza, the national player of the year as a senior at Iowa, was on a two-way contract, but the

Detroit — The Detroit Pistons haven’t won a championship in 17 years, while the Detroit Lions are mired in a 64-year title drought, but officials from both teams insisted Friday their franchises are inching out of the darkness. “Our fans have stuck with us through thick and thin — and there’s been a lot of thin,” Lions owner

Fans itching to get a look at top draft pick Cade Cunningham and the rest of the Pistons can attend a free, open practice and scrimmage at Little Caesars Arena on Oct. 9. Gates open at 2 p.m., with the workout beginning at 2:30 p.m. Tickets may be obtained at pistons.com/openpractice (10-ticket limit). Parking is available at

Dwane Casey will have a mix of new and familiar faces on his coaching staff next season. Following an offseason of turnover, the Pistons officially announced the additions of Jerome Allen, Bill Bayno, Rex Kalamian and Jim Moran as assistant coaches on Monday. Allen spent the past six seasons as an assistant with the Boston

Every offseason, the NBA landscape changes through what teams do in free agency, the draft and trades to augment their roster. For most teams, it’s small improvements that they make to try to become more competitive and squeeze their way into the playoffs. For a few elite teams, it’s subtle changes to put them in

Detroit — The basketball landscape in Detroit got a jolt when the Pistons added Cade Cunningham as the No. 1 overall pick in the draft this summer. To a lesser degree, the city will get another big addition when the Motor City Cruise start play this fall in the new arena on Wayne State University’s campus

Detroit — There aren’t too many entry points to get to the NBA. Brandan Kearney knows this all too well. He’s knocked on the door several times to find his way to the NBA, and each time, he’s been close. Just not close enough. When Kearney, a 28-year-old Detroit native, heard about the open tryouts for

Associated Press Milwaukee — Michigan native Lisa Byington is making history as the Milwaukee Bucks’ new play-by-play voice on their television broadcasts. The Bucks announced the hiring Wednesday and said Byington is the first woman to work as a full-time television play-by-play announcer for any major men’s professional sports team. Byington replaces Jim Paschke, who retired after

The Motor City Cruise are getting ready to roll. The Pistons’ G-League affiliate will tip off their inaugural season on Nov. 6 at the Cleveland Charge before playing host to the Wisconsin Herd on Nov. 11 in the new arena on Wayne State’s campus. The G League released the full schedule for the 2021-22 season Tuesday

It’s almost time to get back in the swing of the NBA season, with training camp set to open in about two weeks. The Pistons don’t have many remaining questions, outside of how the roster will jell with No. 1 overall pick Cade Cunningham and free agent Kelly Olynyk added to the mix. Most of

When the Pistons started last season, they were hanging on to the last shreds of a roster that they thought could maybe make the playoffs. That group had a slew of question marks about what could go right to help them work their way into the postseason and end their streak of playoff losses. Could

Detroit — A structure being built on the Detroit riverfront will be named for a former owner of the Detroit Pistons and Detroit Shock. The William “Bill” Davidson Sport House is set to be built in the future Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park along the West Riverfront, and will feature two public, open-air basketball courts and flexible

During his career with the Pistons, Ben Wallace was anything but ordinary. At 6-foot-8, he played center, and with his strength and defensive versatility, he excelled enough to make it to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. During his induction on Saturday night, Wallace thanked his former coaches whom he joked held him back

It’s been a week for Chris Webber, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Saturday night. During his acceptance speech, Webber spoke about the impact that one of his childhood idols, Pistons legend Isiah Thomas, had in helping him make it to the NBA and beyond. “You

Detroit — The Pistons will play a brief two-game home exhibition scheduling, starting Wednesday, Oct. 6, against the San Antonio Spurs at Little Caesars Arena. The Pistons also will play the Philadelphia 76ers at home Friday, Oct. 15. Detroit’s road exhibition games will be Monday, Oct. 11, at Memphis, and Wednesday, Oct. 6, at New

Greg Beacham |  Associated Press Los Angeles — DeAndre Jordan is back in Los Angeles, and this time he’ll be chasing a championship from the Staples Center locker room that has a few more trophies in it. The longtime Clippers center signed with the Lakers on Thursday, filling their penultimate roster spot as the 10th 30-something

Detroit — In many years, the finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame are pretty easy to sift through. In the 2020 class, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett were the headliners, and it even a panel of fifth-graders would have been smart enough to make them first-ballot selections. It takes a more