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Detroit Pistons point guard Ish Smith will be out of commission for a while after suffering an abductor muscle tear in a game earlier this week, the team announced in an official statement on Friday morning. Smith’s injury occurred in the second quarter of Wednesday’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. He is slated for reassessment […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will be without the services of Joel Embiid for Friday night’s matchup against the Pistons. According to a report from Serena Winter of NBC Sports, the Sixers are holding the talented big man out for rest: Joel Embiid is not playing tonight (rest). Brett Brown says it's their responsibility to preserve players […]

The league has always had room for shooters like Nick Young but the 6-foot-7 shooting guard hasn’t found a home yet for the 2018-19 NBA season. Despite winning his first championship with the Golden Sate Warriors last season and being a solid contributor to the team’s title run, he has only received passing interest from […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry believes that Blake Griffin is more dynamic now that he’s with the Detroit Pistons compared to when he was with the LA Clippers. Speaking after their 111-102 loss to the Pistons, Stephen Curry observed that Blake Griffin ran the offense for his team. There were more isolation-type plays for […]

Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors have been a major reason for the NBA’s shift towards pace and space. Most teams in the NBA are trying to emulate the Dubs by jacking up a barrage of threes and moving towards smaller lineups. The key phrase is “most teams” because the Detroit Pistons aren’t completely […]

The NBA is changing and Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin is one of the players who is adapting to fit the new era of pace and space. Don’t believe me? Just ask Kevin Durant. The Golden State Warriors star spoke about the evolution of Blake Griffin and how well-rounded the Pistons big man has become. […]

Following the Golden State Warriors ugly defeat at the hands of the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night, Dubs head coach Steve Kerr was quick to take the blame for his team’s unsatisfactory performance on the evening. Speaking to reporters after the loss, the 53-year-old coach did not mince words, and was brutally honest about what […]

Stephen Curry and Blake Griffin will square off on Saturday night when the Golden State Warriors meet the Pistons in Detroit. The two stars are connected through history dating back to their days in college. Both Curry and Griffin were amongst the winners for various end-of-season awards, so they spent some time together. “That Final […]

Chicago Bulls rookie Wendell Carter Jr. played the game of his life on Friday, as he posted a career-high 28 points on the evening. However, the 19-year-old was quick to downplay his outstanding performance, as he opted to focus on how his team was unable to put up a formidable fight against the Detroit Pistons. […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond could achieve an incredible feat that only Moses Malone has done in the past 40 years. According to former Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy — as noted by Keith Langlois of Pistons.com — Andre Drummond is on pace to become only the first player since Moses Malone to average 15-plus […]

The Washington Wizards have experienced a turbulent start to their 2018-19 season campaign. While the most common response to the idea of turmoil within this franchise is what else is new, this season has been particularly rough, and we are only 21 games in. Following the news that broke a little over a week ago, […]

The NBA’s scoring prowess has taken a real turn this 2018-19 season, as eight players have already reached the 50-point mark in a game after a mere month and a half of action. That number already doubles the number of players to ever score 50 or more points heading into December in any prior NBA […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin has been plagued by injuries throughout his entire NBA career. From missing his first year in the league after being selected with the top overall pick in 2009 to his latest postseason encounters, which have been cut short due to untimely injuries. A series of maladies marred his latest playoff […]

Blake Griffin of the Detroit Pistons, who’s playing his first full season with the team, has found a home in the Motor City. In an interview with Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times, the 29-year-old reflected on the blockbuster trade which sent him from the LA Clippers to the Pistons. It was an unexpected deal. […]

Detroit Pistons star power forward Blake Griffin is an old school guy and values the traditional eye-test over analytics. With analytics taking over basketball, the war between the eye-test metric versus stats people has ramped up lately, and many players aren’t fans of the way some people talk and cover the sport. Blake Griffin says […]

The Detroit Pistons carved out a win against the streaking Houston Rockets, Friday night. Pistons head coach Dwane Casey emphasizes one positive factor that game and says that Andre Drummond was at his most disciplined versus the Rockets. James Edwards III of The Athletic tweeted out Casey’s positive comment on his All-Star center. Dwane Casey […]

Khris Middleton is having a breakout year, and he is a huge reason for the Milwaukee Bucks’ early-season success. Middleton is averaging 19.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.4 assists and is doing it with an efficient 42.4 percent shooting from 3-point range. Middleton, a former second-rounder, was not always a sure thing. After only playing […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver met with Detroit Pistons vice-chairman Arn Tellem on Monday to discuss bringing an NBA All-Star Game to the Motor City, according to Gregg Krupa of The Detroit News. The Pistons’ new stadium, Little Caesars Arena, is in downtown Detroit. Adam Silver said Monday that there is no update yet about the scheduling […]

Despite his production for the Detroit Pistons, Andre Drummond has taken a lot of criticisms from fans and media members. As it turns out, however, the All-Star center doesn’t also get the appreciation he deserves from Reggie Jackson and his other teammates. Andre Drummond is currently averaging career-bests in scoring and rebounding, putting up 18.9 […]

With the Raptors and Pistons tied with 1.2 seconds left, coming into the building, coaching against the team you help build and grow into a contender and they fired you. Jose Calderon is inbounding the ball. You run a play. Reggie Bullock makes a great cut to the basket. He hits the running layup as […]

Blake Griffin of the Detroit Pistons protected head coach Dwane Casey and took a jab at the Toronto Raptors at the same time. Right after their win over the Raptors, Casey’s former team, Griffin said that his coach’s ability to draw up excellent plays isn’t new to them, hinting that the Raptors may have taken […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey made his return to Toronto Wednesday to face the Raptors, and Pistons guard Reggie Bullock wanted to make sure Casey left Canada with a win in his old stomping ground. The Raptors fired Casey over the summer after he led Toronto to the number one seed in the Eastern Conference last […]

The Toronto Raptors host the Detroit Pistons Wednesday and will be without the services of big man Serge Ibaka. Ibaka is dealing with knee soreness, so the Raptors are going to rest him. No Ibaka tonight because of a sore knee. — (((Eric Koreen))) (@ekoreen) November 14, 2018 The Raptors enter Wednesday with the best […]

San Antonio Spurs star DeMar DeRozan hopes that Dwane Casey gets a huge ovation in his return to Toronto on Wednesday night. Casey, now the head coach of the Detroit Pistons, coached the Raptors for seven years before being fired at the end of last season. DeRozan called Casey a “legend” and the best coach […]

Blake Griffin of the Detroit Pistons was ejected after committing a flagrant II foul on Malik Monk of the Charlotte Hornets. Check out the clip below as posted by TheNoLookPass: Blake Griffin got a Flagrant 2/ejection for this foul on Malik Monk. pic.twitter.com/TFGTFJ2k31 — 𝐑𝐞𝐲-𝐑𝐞𝐲 (@TheNoLookPass) November 11, 2018 At first, it seemed that Griffin […]

Detroit Pistons All-Star Blake Griffin isn’t just all about dunking, and he showed that to every basketball fan with an impressive move against the Atlanta Hawks. Griffin was double teamed by Hawks’ rookies Kevin Huerter and Omari Spellman midway in the third quarter of the game. Instead of passing the ball, however, he fooled the […]

It has to feel strange for Kyle Lowry after losing DeMar DeRozan and Dwane Casey during the offseason purge by Masai Ujiri and the Toronto Raptors. Losing one of his best friends and teammate plus his coach of six years had to be a big adjustment for him. He still isn’t looking forward to squaring […]

The Detroit Pistons were one of the early surprises of the 2018-19 NBA season when they jumped out to a 4-0 start with star power forward Blake Griffin leading the charge. However, after their undefeated start, the Pistons have lost their last five games, dropping them to the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Part […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond is a beast on the boards and he is proving to be a capable scorer this season as well. Drummond submitted his fourth 20/20 game of the young 2018-19 season when he recorded 25 points and 24 rebounds in their game versus the Miami Heat. 20/20 games through first 10 […]

The Detroit Pistons host the Miami Heat Monday evening at Little Caesars Arena and are likely going to be without the services of shooting guard Reggie Bullock. Bullock was downgraded to doubtful at the morning shootaround by Pistons head coach Dwane Casey. The 27-year-old is dealing with a left ankle sprain. Dwane Casey sounding as if […]

Clearly, no one does NBA social media better than Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid. The self-proclaimed king of NBA social media showed fans the reason for that once again as he made fun of Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond after outplaying him in Sixers’ matchup against the Detroit Pistons. The Sixers big man posted a […]

Joel Embiid dominated Andre Drummond in the latest match between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit Pistons, and the Sixers big man made sure his fellow All-Star center will remember it throughout the season. The Cameroonian star recorded 39 points, 17 rebounds, and two blocks to lead the Sixers to victory over the Pistons. He was […]

The rivalry between Sixers big man Joel Embiid and Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond is must-see television, and Embiid made sure whoever was watching Saturday afternoon was entertained. The Sixers beat the Pistons at home by a final score of 109-99. Joel Embiid was a monster from start to finish, as the All-Star scored 39 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in […]

The Detroit Pistons are reshuffling their roster by assigning 2018 second-round pick Khyri Thomas to the Grand Rapids Drive according to Adam Johnson of 2 Ways and 10 Days. Third-year big man Henry Ellenson is also getting sent to the G League. Thomas was drafted in the second round by the Pistons this past June […]

The Detroit Pistons had a decision to on forward Henry Ellenson earlier this week. Unfortunately for Ellenson, the Pistons did not pick up the third-year players’ option. The Detroit Pistons assign Henry Ellenson and Khyri Thomas to @grdrive the team announced today. — Jawnzun (@jawnzun) November 2, 2018 Ellenson will now face an uphill battle […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey has put an emphasis at making Blake Griffin the core facilitator in his offensive system, something he showcased during his long tenure with the L.A. Clippers, but didn’t exploit as his main asset until his move to The Motor City. Casey surprisingly got the idea from former coach and […]

The NBA is unveiling their City Edition jerseys and the Detroit Pistons’ jerseys are inspired by the automotive industry. This makes perfect sense considering Detroit’s place as the Motor City. Detroit is synonymous with brands like Chevy and GM and even their nickname, the Pistons, fits the Motor City theme. #MotorCity pic.twitter.com/iibAhHO7Ft — Detroit Pistons […]

Following the Brooklyn Nets’ thrilling 120-119 overtime victory against the Detroit Pistons, Andre Drummond had a few things to say about Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie. According to the Pistons big man, Dinwiddie holds a personal grudge against the Pistons, which may explain why the latter was absolutely balling on Wednesday night. Andre Drummond on Spencer […]

Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin played the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Clippers before being traded last season for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley Boban Marjanovic, and two future draft picks. Griffin was a fixture of stardom in Los Angeles for the Clippers while the Lakers slumped. The All-Star power forward was a […]