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Detroit Pistons fans can relax until May 16. No more worrying about wins and losses or checking good ‘ol Tankathon. Inhale … exhale. That’s better. Thanks largely to their current six-game losing streak and a simultaneous stunning five-game win streak by Charlotte, the Pistons have all but locked up the best odds at winning the

After buying out Nerlens Noel earlier this week, the Detroit Pistons have utilized the open roster spot. The Pistons signed forward Eugene Omoruyi to a 10-day contract on Friday, the team announced. In 13 games with the Oklahoma City Blue in the G League this season, Omoruyi is averaging 17.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists

The Detroit Pistons trailed by 21 points with just over a minute left in the third quarter Wednesday night. But in the final seconds of the game, they appeared to have the Chicago Bulls pinned. A 29-8 run energized the Little Caesars Arena crowd and changed the tenor of the game, and gave the reeling

A spirited comeback attempt ended in embarrassing fashion for the Detroit Pistons. They went on a late 29-8 run to rally from a 21-point deficit, tying the game at 108 with just over three minutes remaining in the final period. After trailing by double digits for most of the night, the Pistons controlled most of

The Detroit Pistons’ sparsely attended practice Tuesday included not seen much this season — those of Jared Rhoden and Buddy Boeheim, who are on two-way contracts. With 20 games remaining on the schedule, the Pistons (15-47) are battered and bruised. Jaden Ivey (personal reasons), Jalen Duren (bilateral ankle soreness), Bojan Bogdanovic (bilateral Achilles tendinopathy) and

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LaMelo Ball fractured his right ankle Monday in the Charlotte Hornets‘ game against the Detroit Pistons, the team announced after the matchup. The 2020-21 rookie of the year left the game in the third quarter after juking out Pistons guard Killian Hayes and stepping awkwardly on his ankle. Ball fell to the court in pain. He

For much of the night, a lengthy injury report appeared to be the catalyst in a blowout road loss for the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.  But a late run nearly allowed the Pistons to close a 24-point deficit and leave Charlotte with a surprise victory. After trailing 82-58 midway through the third quarter, the

The Detroit Pistons have reached a buyout agreement with Nerlens Noel, a league source confirmed to the Free Press on Monday. The 28-year-old veteran center was seldom used this season, appearing in just 14 games. Noel arrived in Detroit alongside Alec Burks in a deal with the New York Knicks last summer. He was on

Marvin Bagley III missed more than seven weeks — 20 games — with two metacarpal fractures in his right hand. It was hard to tell on Saturday, when he made his long-awaited return. He led the Detroit Pistons with 21 points and 18 rebounds, both season-highs, in a 95-91 home loss to the Toronto Raptors.

R.J. Hampton purchased a front row seat in Orlando to watch his old team play his new team Thursday. He was waived by the Magic on Tuesday after two years with the organization, drafted 24th overall in 2020 by the Denver Nuggets before being traded to Orlando midway through his rookie season in the Aaron