Pistons News
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Pistons pawned at American Jewelry & Loan
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores announced that he has pawned the team to American Jewelry & Loan, the Detroit pawn shop owned by Les Gold.
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Furious Joe Dumars threatens Pistons with return to teal uniforms if play doesn’t improve
Pistons president and GM Joe Dumars reportedly held a private meeting with the team after a Saturday’s ugly loss to Memphis where he threatened players with a return to “those hideous teal uniforms with farting horsey if you don’t start showing some hustle” referring to the unpopular uniforms from 1996 to 2001.
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TV Guide ordered to put the word ‘NBA’ in quotes when describing Pistons basketball games
A magistrate at the 36th District Court in Detroit ordered the local newspapers, TV Guide magazine and cable providers to update their channel guides after a petition signed by fans was brought to small claims. The petition argued that it was fraudulent to use the term “NBA Basketball” to describe the the kind of programming viewers saw when the Pistons lost by 17 to Memphis Saturday night.
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Tayshaun not happy having to share his name with Fielder
It would seem that not everyone in the Motor City is happy with the recent signing of big name slugger Prince Fielder. Word around the Palace is that there is another Prince who is unhappy about sharing his name.
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Pistons plane forced to make emergency landing due to Frank’s flatulence
It was widely reported that the Pistons plane Roundball One’s emergency landing in Houston Monday night was due to a mechanical issue. It came out Tuesday, however, that the plane was actually forced to land prematurely due to coach Lawrence Frank’s uncontrollable flatulence.
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Pistons, seven other teams mercifully only playing 50-game schedules
NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver said fan reaction to the shortened season has been mostly positive.
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Romney and Santorum call for boycott of Pistons after Frank’s controversial pregnancy comments
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are attacking the Pistons for a statement made by Lawrence Frank that they say is a clear endorsement of test-tube babies.
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Pistons concerned as down-and-out Tayshaun watches ’17 Again’ to prepare for Bulls game
“We’ve had some lean years around he recently, but this season’s shaping up to the be worst,” said the 31-year-old veteran. “Watching movies like ’17 Again’ take me back to better days, like when I was a teen growing up in Compton.”
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Pistons hold emergency meeting to lock themselves out for rest of season
After scoring just 79 points in their season opener against the Pacers Monday, the Pistons called an emergency meeting with the ultimate conclusion being to lock themselves out of the rest of the season.
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Bulls thrilled to sign ‘team player’ who started a mutiny against his coach last season
Bulls GM Gar Forman praised the team’s new SG Rip Hamilton Thursday as a great team player capable of rallying teammates whenever necessary, even when he believes a mutiny against his coach is in order as he did last season with the Pistons.
