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Incredibly British Recap Of Knicks-Pistons Game In London Frets About "Jaunty Accordion Music" Playing Over The P.A.
The Knicks and Pistons played a basketball game in London this past Thursday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, which is among the reasons you likely did not know about it. David Stern has been talking for some time about putting an NBA team in London permanently—multiple teams in Europe within the nex...
The Only "Athletes Sing Christmas Carols" Video That Matters: Sheed Remixing Jingle Bells
Oh, you've never seen the Pistons singing "Jingle Bells" circa 2006? Get out of my face....
Kenyan Orphanage Reenacts Larry Bird's Steal Against The Pistons
A group of Kenyan schoolchildren had already recreated Boston's misery, but they make up for it with this one, from Game 5 of the 1987 NBA Eastern Conference finals. Except for Bill Walton's dopey high-five, it's all here—Isiah Thomas's pass, Larry Bird's steal, Dennis Johnson's layup, the hugs, t...
The Poor Detroit Pistons Are Currently The Most Depressing Team In The NBA
The video above is what it looks like when the 0-5 Detroit Pistons attempt to play defense. Yep, that's JaVale McGee taking the ball from the three-point line to the rim for an uncontested dunk. The Pistons somehow managed to out-JaVale JaVale....
Deadspin NBA Shit List: Eric Leckner, The Prototypical Big White Stiff
A celebration of the NBA's most infuriating players, both past and present. Read other NBA Shit List entries here....
A Fun Fact About Domestic Terrorism, Courtesy <em>The Detroit News</em>
The Detroit Pistons are about the embark on a six-game road trip, their longest of the season. In preparation, The Detroit News drew up a snazzy map, and Terry Foster put together some good info about start time, where to eat, what's a cute connection to Michigan, etc....
Blake Griffin Owes This Woman Popcorn And A Soda
A little hustle from Blake Griffin (and a little shove from Jason Maxiell) sent Griffin into the first row of the Staples Center crowd, spilling some lady's food and drink. At arena prices, that'll require a claims adjuster....
The Pacers-Pistons Brawl Was 20 Times Worse In Person Than It Was On TV
Grantland has a fine oral history of the 2004 Pacers-Pistons brawl up today. Jonathan Abrams talks to almost all of the interested parties—Jermaine O'Neal, Steven Jackson, Scot Pollard, Joe Dumars, Jim Gray, Larry Brown, Tim Donaghy—save the forward formerly known as Ron Artest, and we learn many th...
Here's Fox Sports Detroit's Insightful Sideline Interview With Chewbacca During The Pistons Game
It's Star Wars night at the Palace, which means yet another night for nerds to strap on their Stormtrooper masks and pretend to have a social life at a sports venue. Fox Sports Detroit sideline reporter Shannon Hogan decided to play along and interview Chewbacca, who the Pistons broadcast named "...
Report: Allen Iverson In Talks To Play In Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rican league is basically trying to sell the 36-year-old Iverson an opportunity to prove himself to teams in the NBA. It's not like he's already tried to do this or anything. [Yahoo!]...
Apparently Darko Milicic Never Invests Any Of His Money, Or Even Puts It In A Bank
Former NBA scrub Casey Jacobsen—not to be confused with former MLB scrub Bucky Jacobsen—blogs occasionally for SLAM from Germany, where he now plays for Brose Baskets. His most recent post, where he describes his NBA teammates with senior superlatives, offers a real gem about Darko:...
A Couple Of Beer-Swilling Guys With Beards Sat On The Mavericks' Bench Tonight In Detroit [UPDATE]
At first glance, it looks like these two jokers kicking back with beers simply had seats at the end of the Dallas bench, but it soon becomes obvious they're actually seated between Delonte West and Vince Carter. It's tough to tell whether the best part of this is the video itself—complete with t...
Now Detroit Also Wants To Hire Isiah Thomas
Yes, the story's from Chris Broussard, so we should take it with a Dead Sea's worth of salt, but it looks like things might get a whole lot worse for the poor folks of Detroit....
Charlie Villanueva And Ryan Hollins Celebrate End Of Miserable Seasons With An Eye-Gouging Affair
The Cleveland Cavaliers, at 18-63, boast the second-worst record in the NBA. The Pistons don't have much more to brag about (although they do have Rodney Stuckey) at 29-52. Neither will have a place in the playoffs following their final regular-season games tomorrow night. So perhaps Detroit's Cha...
Dennis Rodman Recognizes The Importance Of Family
Your morning roundup for April 2, the day that the color starts returning to the knuckles of passengers and crew on Southwest Flight 812, the plane with a three-foot hole in its side....
Rodney Stuckey Is The Latest To Embarrass Chris Bosh
Since Miami beat Detroit last night, 100-94, and since the Heat (49-22) are already in the playoffs while the Pistons (25-46) decidedly are not, all we can really say about this game is that Chris Bosh still found a way to make it embarrassing for the guys in red. Here's Rodney Stuckey, the doll o...
Rip Hamilton Yelled At Coach John Kuester So Hard The Younger Pistons Were Mortified
Your morning roundup for Feb. 27, the day that Earth's show-business sect finally recognizes all that Queen Amidala of Naboo has done for them, and for all the rebellion....
The Detroit Pistons Went With A Malcontent-Free Six-Man Roster Last Night
Your morning roundup for Feb. 26, the day San Francisco starts looking for messages in the snow....
The Cleveland Cavaliers Are On A One-Game Winning Streak
Your morning roundup for Feb. 12, the day Mars-commute impregnating became a non-starter in the name of continuing the colony....
Yes, The Cavaliers Are Favored To Win Tonight
Lost in all the foofaraw over the Cavs' 25-game losing streak is the fact that, hey, there are some other terrible teams in the NBA. Like the Pistons! With a 6-21 road record, and probably without the services of Rip Hamilton, they're actually the underdogs going into tonight's game at the Q. For dr...