(Sort of) Breaking News! From wxyz.com: According to a press release by public relations firm Marx Layne, the agreement calls for (Tom) Gores to buy the team and the rest of the holdings of Palace Sports and Entertainment. No details on price have been released. The deal is expected to close June 30. Tom Gores [...]
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The Worm will have his night at the Palace. The Pistons announced today that the club will retire Dennis Rodman’s No. 10 during a halftime ceremony April 1 when the Pistons host the Bulls. “I’m pleased that we are honoring Dennis for his accomplishments as a player and his contributions to the success of the [...]
Finally! Los Angeles financier Tom Gores has struck a tentative deal to buy the Pistons from Karen Davidson, a person familiar with the situation told the Free Press. The sale, which must be approved by the NBA, is expected to be announced Friday. The agreement was reached earlier tonight at the office of a Birmingham [...]
This thing has officially become a hot mess. Put the four losses aside and look into the words and the body language on the floor during games and you will see a team in trouble. These were the post game comments from John Kuester after the Celtics loss. “We have to collectively — somewhere, somehow [...]
“The Davidson family and its constituents, working together with Palace Sports & Entertainment (“PSE”) management and Citi Private Bank, have instituted a robust process that is well under way,” the release said. “We are extremely pleased at the level of serious interest from multiple potential buyers in purchasing the Pistons and PSE. Via MLive
The Pistons have reached an agreement with Tracy McGrady. The agreement is for the league minimum which is $1.35 million. This also probably means they will be dealing Rip, Tay or both. Discuss Pistons fans! We have new man in town, are you happy? I never thought I would be tooning T-Mac, but then again [...]
Via The Detroit Free Press: “Michael Ilitch said today he wants to buy the Detroit Pistons and move the team to a new arena in downtown Detroit. The Ilitch bid is for the entire Palace Sports & Entertainment organization, not just for the basketball team itself. If successful, that means that the Ilitches would also [...]
Everyone is clamoring for the Pistons to make some sort of offseason move. The first real news is that Joe Dumars is considering adding Tracy McGrady to the roster. Via MLive: “Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said late Saturday that the team is considering signing free agent Tracy McGrady. “We’re checking it out,” [...]
Matt Dery of 97.1 The Ticket I spoke to one Pistons source who tells me that practice yesterday turned in to a bit of a bickering-fest, with players and coaches involved (not unusual) and John Kuester even got some frustrated that he allegedly punted a basketball. …..It is funny how there are certain players on [...]
Pretty cool goings on over at FoxSportsDetroit.com Wednesday’s Pistons-Heat game will have a unique all-access component throughout the day, a first of sorts for a local broadcast…. Elements from the morning shootaround will be shown live on Foxsportsdetroit.com between 10-11 a.m. In addition, the 7:30 pm telecast will also feature unique broadcast access during the [...]
Rodney Stuckey was “doing well” and was released from the hospital Saturday afternoon following his collapse on the bench Friday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. All tests done at the Cleveland Clinic came back normal, the team said. He was returning to Detroit and will undergo further tests. “He’s doing well,” Pistons strength and conditioning [...]
During the course of the season, FOX Sports Detroit picked up two Pistons games that were originally scheduled to be nationally televised on ESPN – Dec. 9 vs. Philadelphia and March 21 at Cleveland. In exchange, two games have been removed from the local TV schedule – Feb. 27 at Golden State and March 13 [...]
A little birdie (who’s in the know) made mention of this yesterday…. Via Craines Detroit Former Palace Sports & Entertainment President Tom Wilson will be introduced at noon today as the newest executive with Detroit’s Ilitch Holdings Inc. The press conference, announced by the Ilitch organization, will be held at MotorCity Casino, which is owned [...]
Via The Detroit News: Tom Wilson has left his position as president and CEO of Palace Sports and Entertainment, according to a report. ClickOnDetroit.com, attributing the information to sources, says chief operating officer Alan Ostfield will take over Wilson’s position. Wilson was not at his usual seat at The Palace Tuesday night during the Pistons’ [...]
Will Bynum is ready to return and Charlie Villanueva should be good to go tonight. With the team a full strength for the first time in ages and the fact the Pistons are play the Nets, I GuaranSWEDE a victory.
It sure looks like it! We have heard rumors, but here it is in The Detroit News this morning. In the meantime, Pistons owner Karen Davidson seriously is considering selling the Pistons and Palace Sports and Entertainment. She already has had a conversation with NBA commissioner David Stern on the process and protocol for attracting [...]
