Pistons Partnering With 'City Year Detroit' To Help Students, Schools
Detroit Piston newcomer Tobias Harris attended the event and spoke with students about the importance of doing well in the classroom.
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Detroit Piston newcomer Tobias Harris attended the event and spoke with students about the importance of doing well in the classroom.
The 7-foot Lithuanian has played in just 15 NBA games this season after having surgery to repair a herniated disk in his back in March 2015.
The score was actually tied at 52 at halftime before the Pistons broke it open with a 37-point third quarter.
Thornton had been sent to Detroit in a three team trade that was later voided because teammate Donatas Motiejunas couldn't pass a physical with the Pistons.
2015 was no slouch, but 2016 could be a year for Detroit sports just as entertaining, depressing or mind-blowing, depending on which sports one follows.
Playing in front of a tiny crowd because of a snowstorm in metro Detroit, the Pistons led by 16 points in the first quarter.
Detroit Pistons forward Stanley Johnson is out indefinitely with a sprained right shoulder.
Harper, 6-10, 225, averaged 14.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 34 games with the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League this season.
The partnership will focus on education initiatives to benefit schools, children and families in Flint.
Turns out, Kyrie Irving didn't have a flu bug. He had bed bugs.
One day after allowing New Orleans center Anthony Davis to score 59 points with 20 rebounds, the Pistons beat the Eastern Conference's top team for the second time this season.
The extension went until 6 p.m. Monday, but according to Yahoo, the trade has fallen apart because of concerns about Motiejunas' health.
Motiejunas was undergoing extensive tests in New York, supervised by a team doctor, and they weren't finished in time for Sunday's game.
"That one's on me. You've got to come up with something. A guy can't get 59. That's on me. That's terrible coaching. Terrible."
Tobias Harris scored 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting in his Detroit debut, three days after the Pistons acquired the forward from Orlando.
