Rod Beard | The Detroit News Draymond Green never has had any problems with expressing his opinions, especially on topics that he feels strongly about. Green, a former All-America forward at Michigan State, made headlines this week after his postgame rant about what he perceived as unfair treatment for NBA players in situations where the team
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons’ collapse Wednesday vs. the Chicago Bulls happened in the middle of what’s been an unpredictable and unusual week. Monday brought two big news items — their home game Tuesday against the San Antonio Spurs would be delayed due to the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, and Blake Griffin would be inactive
Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) goes solo to talk about the ripple effects of the joint decision to shut down Blake Griffin, and Jerami Grant’s 43-point night against the Chicago Bulls. That became a discussion about Eastern Conference Player of The Week Saddiq Bey, waiting by the phone for your agent to call, Our Old Friend Andre
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Pistons general manager Troy Weaver means business. When he was hired in the offseason, Weaver spoke about restoring the Pistons franchise to its greatness and the championship legacy. When he outlined the rebuild ahead, he said wanted to take advantage of the young core and get back to relevance
Rod Beard | The Detroit News In the first half, it looked to be an easy night in Chicago as the Pistons started their five-game road trip. The start was better than the finish. The Pistons built a 25-point lead near the end of the second quarter and watched it evaporate in the second half, as
We hear from Delon Wright after he scores 12 but misses a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied the game Wednesday night. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from Jerami Grant after he scores a career-high 43 points. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons let a big lead slip away in a 105-102 loss to the Bulls. #ItsMillerTime
Jerami Grant’s career-high of 43 points was not enough as the Pistons fall to the Bulls 105-102. Detroit led by 18 at the half and as many as 25 points, but then roles reversed as the Bulls owned the last 24 minutes with strong defense and timely outside shooting led by the always exciting Zach
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Jerami Grant and Zach LaVine matched each other basket for basket down the stretch in the fourth quarter Wednesday, but it was two Chicago Bulls’ role players who sunk crucial corner 3-pointers to fend off the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons built a 25-point lead by the 2:36 mark of the
Zach LaVine, #8, Chicago Bulls, (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) WWE NXT results: Adam Cole attacks Finn Balor and Kyle O’Reilly in main event by Raphael Garcia Zach LaVine wasn’t thrilled with Josh Jackson during the Bulls’ Wednesday night contest with the Pistons. LaVine, who could be in line for his first All-Star appearance, has
Blake Griffin is available via trade to any contending team that needs a scoring punch. The Detroit Pistons are in full rebuild mode, and Griffin doesn’t fit that description. At 31 years old and hardly the player he once was, Griffin has rebuilt his game to resemble a point-forward type, testing his range in the
Mickey York and Grant Long take a look at Blake Griffin’s tenure with the Pistons, head coach Dwane Casey shares his thoughts and George Blaha and Greg Kelser also weigh on on Griffin’s impact in Detroit. #DetroitUp
Game Vitals: When: Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 8 p.m. ESTWhere: United Center, Chicago, IllinoisWatch: Fox Sports Detroit, NBA League PassOdds: Pistons +2.5 Projected Lineups: Detroit Pistons (8-19):Delon Wright, Wayne Ellington, Saddiq Bey, Jerami Grant, Mason Plumlee Chicago Bulls (11-15):Coby White, Zach LaVine, Garrett Temple, Patrick Williams, Wendell Carter Jr. Pregame Reading: Actually, a little bit
On NBA Draft night in 2017, many Detroit Pistons fans were left feeling bitter seeing another local kid taking his potential out of Michigan to shine the desert sun when Josh Jackson was selected fourth overall by the Phoenix Suns. This is two years after Grand Rapids native Devin Booker landed in Phoenix to explode
Well that was unexpected. Hot on the heels of the news Andre Drummond was being sat until the Cleveland Cavaliers could find a way to move him, came the news that the Detroit Pistons were going to do basically the exact same thing with Blake Griffin. The situations are quite different in that Drummond is
We’re over a third away into the NBA’s 2020/21 regular season, and while the standings will surely fluctuate significantly between now and the end of the season in May, we’re starting to get a sense of which teams will be competitive and which teams probably won’t be. As a picture begins to form of which
What do you do when two midwestern teams both have games postponed due to safety protocols and weather? You make lemonade out of lemons, and you jam together a quick little get together originally schedule for the second half of the season. That’s how we get today’s surprise matchup that pits the Detroit Pistons against
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons have already gotten glimpses of what their post-Blake Griffin roster will look like. The six-time All-Star had already missed seven games this year due to rest, prior to Monday’s news he and the Pistons have agreed to make him inactive until he’s either traded or
It’s hard to imagine a trade scenario for Blake Griffin, according to a number of staff members on The Athletic. Griffin’s max salary and declining play make it nearly impossible to deal him. Griffin, who will reportedly sit until the Pistons can find a trade partner or buy him out, is a shell of his