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Culture

Afro Nation partners with Detroit Pistons to bring a pop-up basketball court to festival

Plus, a Pistons letter art installation by Detroit artists will be featured

By Layla McMurtrie
Aug 8, 2024

Tags: Culture, Sports, Visual Art, Afro Nation Detroit 2024, Afro Nation, Detroit festivals, Detroit Pistons, basketball court, Detroit artists, Slideshow
Metro Detroit

Lapointe: For visitors, your NFL Draft city is the bedrock of the big leagues

At last! The Lions make Detroit sports fun again

By Joe Lapointe
Apr 22, 2024

Tags: Detroit Sports, Lapointe, Views & Opinions, NFL Draft, Detroit Lions, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons
Metro Detroit

The 2003-04 Pistons were the champions Detroit needed

The team is remembered as conquering underdogs at a time when we needed to see ourselves that way

By Eli Day
Apr 10, 2024

Tags: Detroit Sports, Views & Opinions, Longform, Detroit Pistons, NBA, Richard Hamilton, Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Tayshaun Prince, Cover Story
Metro Detroit

Lapointe: Detroit Pistons make NBA history with 27th straight loss

Owner Gores says team vision is “blurry”

By Joe Lapointe
Dec 27, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit, Lapointe, Sports, Views & Opinions, Detroit Pistons, Tom Gores, Detroit Lions, Little Caesars Arena, Slideshow
Arts

Detroit Pistons partner with local brand Glam-Aholic for custom handbags on 313 Day

Three Pistons-colored bags will be available

By Darlene A. White
Mar 10, 2023

Tags: Arts Stories & Interviews, Local Businesses, Sports, Detroit Pistons, 313 Day, Little Caesars Arena, Glam-Aholic Lifestyle Brand
Metro Detroit

The Detroit Pistons are giving away winter coats and accessories to Detroit school students

The giveaway is the ‘tipoff’ event for the Pistons’ annual Season of Giving

By Alex Washington
Nov 28, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Sports, Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons, Motor City Cruise, NBA, DPSCD, Charity, Slideshow
Culture

The latest Pistons promo is an ode to Detroit culture

The video is narrated by Big Sean and features former Pistons Ben Wallace and Dave Bing

By Alex Washington
Oct 18, 2022

Tags: Culture, Sports, Big Sean, Streetlord Juan, Dave Bing, Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons, Little Caesars Arena
Metro Detroit

Thirty-five years ago, in a race-based tempest, the Pistons’ ‘Bad Boys’ trash-talked the Boston Celtics’ star

When the Bird got the Worm

By Joe Lapointe
May 25, 2022

Tags: Detroit Sports, Sports, Detroit, Pistons, Detroit Pistons, Dennis Rodman, Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
Food News

Eastern Market Brewing Co. partners with Detroit Pistons for limited edition can

By Alex Washington
Oct 20, 2021

Tags: Detroit Pistons, Eastern Market Brewing Co., Beer, Ale, Basketball, IPA, Craft Beer, Brewery
Arts

Grant Hill and Fila unveil two new basketball courts in Detroit

By Alex Washington
Sep 21, 2021

Tags: Basketball, Basketball court, chandler park, detroit, detroit pistons, Grant Hill, Fila, Chandler Park Conservancy
Arts

Beloved off-air TV show 'Martin' to release Detroit Pistons merch collab

By Jerilyn Jordan
May 12, 2021

Tags: The Scene, Detroit Pistons, Martin Lawrence, comedy, merch collab, Detroit basketball, Bad Boys
Metro Detroit

Comedian Samantha Bee blasts Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores over role in prison phone call injustice

By Lee DeVito
May 6, 2021

Tags: Detroit Pistons, Tom Gores, Securus, prison
Metro Detroit

Detroit Pistons owner called to divest from 'racist' prison phone company as NBA navigates Black Lives Matter

By Lee DeVito
Oct 12, 2020

Tags: Black Lives Matter, NBA, Tom Gores, Detroit Pistons
Music News

Live Nation looks to convert empty venues into polling places, could include Detroit spots

By Jerilyn Jordan
Sep 16, 2020

Tags: City Slang, Live Nation, Detroit, Fillmore, COVID-19, election 2020, ITMFA, vote him out, LeBron James, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Lions, NFL, NBA
Food News

Detroit chef called in to feed NBA players in Orlando 'bubble'

By Lee DeVito
Aug 6, 2020

Tags: NBA, coronavirus, COVID-19, Shawn Loving, Detroit Pistons
Music News

Detroit Pistons offer J. Cole a tryout after Master P dished advice on how to make it on the court

By Jerilyn Jordan
Aug 4, 2020

Tags: City Slang, J. Cole, Master P, NBA, Detroit Pistons, Basketball, TMZ, PUMA, The Dreamer, Dreamville
Michigan Music

How rapper B Free scored a gig performing for the Detroit Pistons

By Kahn Santori Davison
Dec 4, 2019

Tags: Local Music, B Free, Detroit Pistons, hip-hop, Video
Metro Detroit

New downtown arena still can't help Detroit Pistons increase attendance

By Jessica D'Alfonso
Jan 24, 2019

Tags: Detroit Pistons, Little Caesars Arena
Music News

Detroit Pistons are bringing together Nas and Detroit Symphony Orchestra to perform 'Illmatic'

By Will Feuer
Jan 21, 2019

Tags: City Slang, Nas, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Music News

DJ Claude VonStroke comes home to perform half-time set at Detroit Pistons game

By Devin Culham
Oct 17, 2018

Tags: City Slang, Claude VonStroke, Detroit Pistons, Dirtybird