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Richard Wilson  |  Associated Press Los Angeles — The pilot who crashed the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, killing all nine aboard, made a series of poor decisions that led him to fly blindly into a wall of clouds where he became so disoriented he thought he was climbing when the craft was plunging toward a Southern

John Niyo   | The Detroit News After days of playing coy about Derrick Rose’s status — he went from an “upset stomach” to “personal reasons” to packing his bags — the Pistons made it official Monday morning, completing a trade with the Knicks that signals their intentions just a bit louder. It’s not really that

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News For about 50 games, Dennis Smith Jr. will get an audition with the Pistons, something he didn’t really get much of with the New York Knicks’ new regime. Smith, who was acquired in a trade that sent Derrick Rose back to a reunion with former coach Tom Thibodeau, is

Rod Beard | The Detroit News Dennis Smith Jr. is hoping for a career renaissance with the Pistons. At 23, Smith is going to be with his third team, hoping for a turnaround from what has been a dismal couple of years with the New York Knicks. Smith is coming to the Pistons, along with a

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Rod Beard on the Pistons trading Derrick Rose to the Knicks The Pistons agreed to trade Derrick Rose to the Knicks for Dennis Smith Jr. and a 2021 second-round pick. Rod Beard, The Detroit News Breaking up is hard to do, but this was the

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Rod Beard on the Pistons trading Derrick Rose to the Knicks The Pistons agreed to trade Derrick Rose to the Knicks for Dennis Smith Jr. and a 2021 second-round pick. Rod Beard, The Detroit News The Pistons’ roster overhaul is kicking into gear again. This

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News The Pistons’ roster overhaul appears to be kicking into gear again. This time, it’s Derrick Rose. Rose looks to be headed to a reunion with former coach Tom Thibodeau, who now leads the New York Knicks.  According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the two teams are nearing a

Rod Beard | The Detroit News The Pistons weren’t quite ready for their western trip to end just yet. Not without another thrilling game against the Los Angeles Lakers this season. The Pistons made the finale of their 10-day trip an exciting one, taking the defending champions to two overtimes before falling to a 135-129 loss

Rod Beard | The Detroit News The Derrick Rose era in Detroit looks to be coming to a close. The veteran point guard appears to have played his last game with the team, amid reports that the Pistons are working on a trade, with the New York Knicks as one of the suitors, a league source

Nolan Bianchi   | The Detroit News If the West Coast is the best coast, nobody told the Detroit Pistons. They struggled to fill up the basket in Phoenix on Friday night and were buried by a seven-point Suns possession in the second quarter before eventually dropping their third straight, 109-92. The Pistons (5-17) have trailed

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Unable to read the whole story? Sign in or subscribe here. For most Pistons fans, staying updated on the team and watching a game on TV are pretty easy endeavors. A couple of times each season, it becomes more difficult because of later start times with games on the west

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News If nothing else, the Pistons have been an interesting team to watch — and not just because of the young core and how they might develop. Every night, they seem to find a way to stay in a game, even after falling into an early deficit. They added another

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Even when they lose, the Pistons are finding ways to make games interesting. In their matchup against the Utah Jazz, they got off to a slow start in the first quarter and fell behind by double digits. The deficit built to 28 points just before halftime, but the Pistons

This week, the Pistons are in the midst of one of the longest road trips of the season, with five games in eight nights out west. During normal times, such a road trip is difficult With the NBA’s enhanced protocols during the pandemic, there are more challenges, including increased testing and keeping players in their

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News The games will go on. After the NBA postponed the Pistons’ game Monday night against the Denver Nuggets due to COVID-19 contact tracing, they’re resuming their schedule Tuesday in Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz. It looked to be either an inconclusive test that was confirmed negative

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News When Jerami Grant was making a bigger name for himself in the Orlando Bubble last season, almost no one would have guessed that he would end up with the Pistons this season. After the Nuggets made the conference finals, the easy guess would have been that Grant would be

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News When Jerami Grant was making a bigger name for himself in the Orlando Bubble last season, almost no one would have guessed that he would end up with the Pistons this season. After the Nuggets made the conference finals, the easy guess would have been that Grant would be

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News The only predictable thing in the NBA season during a pandemic is unpredictability. Another layer of that uncertainty came Monday, when the Pistons’ game against the Denver Nuggets was postponed just before game time because of contact tracing, the NBA announced. “Because of ongoing contact tracing within the Pistons,

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News The Pistons haven’t had a season like this one. Aside from the pandemic and all that goes with the extra precautions on the road and the protocols that have them mostly confined to their hotel rooms when they’re not doing team activities, this season still is different. There was

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News The Pistons haven’t had a season like this one. Aside from the pandemic and all that goes with the extra precautions on the road and the protocols that have them mostly confined to their hotel rooms when they’re not doing team activities, this season still is different. There was