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Rudy Gobert scored 24 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked four shots to lead the Utah Jazz to a 111-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Cory Joseph made a 14-foot jumper with 25.9 seconds remaining to cap a game-ending 11-0 run that rallied the Detroit Pistons past the Sacramento Kings 133-131.

Sonny Weems, a former NBA player who now plays for the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), was subjected to racial discrimination when fans shouted the n-word at him after a recent game. The incident occurred after the game between the Southern Tigers and the Liaoning Flying Leopards last Thursday when Weems, 35, encountered enraged fans who hurled racial slurs at him as he was exiting his team’s bus, CNN reported. The American basketball player got into a fight with Han Dejun of the Flying Leopards during the third quarter of the game, which angered fans.

DETROIT -- There’s a new Michelob Ultra beer can on the market. The Detroit Pistons are one of 18 teams featured on Michelob Ultra’s first-ever line of uniquely designed, limited-edition NBA team cans. The Pistons can, designed by artist Sophia Chang, features a series of sketches that pay tribute to the organization’s history, including its back-to-back titles in 1989 and 1990, the 2004 championship and the entire Motor City fanbase. “The beer brand that puts the full court press on joy is now bringing it to fans’ hands to help celebrate their squad’s biggest moments with exclusive Michelob Ultra cans commissioned just for them,” a news release reads. Other cans on the market represent the Grizzlies, 76ers, Pelicans, Thunder, Jazz, Magic, Rockets, Heat, Hawks, Knicks, Spurs, Lakers, Trail Blazers, Mavericks, Nuggets, Hornets and Wizards.

Matthew Stafford and Justin Verlander aren't the only former Detroit athletes thriving. Here are 13 players who have left the city in the last decade and found greater success with other teams.

Harris was the leading scorer and rebounder at the 1976 Olympics for the U.S., which won the silver medal.

Klay Thompson scored 21 points, Stephen Curry had 18 and the Golden State Warriors returned from a tough trip to beat the Detroit Pistons 102-86.

There seems to be a light at the end of the long, dark tunnel Detroit sports fans have been stuck in for the better part of a decade.

Aaron Henry, Philadelphia 76ersHenry has seen action in six NBA games this season for the Philadelphia 76ers, scoring his first NBA basket during a Jan. 7 game against San Antonio. In 44 games, he’s averaging 16.2 points per game and career-highs with 5.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. Xavier Tillman Sr., Memphis GrizzliesTilllman has seen a smaller role in his second NBA season, playing 14.2 minutes per game off of the bench for the Grizzlies. Denzel Valentine, Utah JazzValentine has been well-traveled in his fifth NBA season. For the season, he’s averaging 2.9 points in 9.0 minutes per game.

The 34-year-old billionaire repeatedly told his podcast co-hosts that "Nobody cares about the Uyghurs." The sound bite has gone viral and has been viewed millions of times on Twitter.

Golden State Warriors owner Chamath Palihapitiya suggested recently that “nobody cares” about China’s human rights abuses against the Uyghur community in Xinjiang.

Kevin Durant has a sprained medial collateral ligament of his left knee, sidelining the NBA’s leading scorer just as the Brooklyn Nets were poised to finally have a lengthy run with their Big Three.

Kevin Durant missed the second half of Brooklyn’s game against New Orleans after spraining his left knee in a collision.

Luka Doncic had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in his 40th career triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks used a second-half rally to rout Memphis 112-85 and end the Grizzlies’ winning streak at 11 games.

Devin Booker scored 35 points, Deandre Ayton had 27 points and 12 rebounds and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns beat the Indiana Pacers 112-94 on Friday night.

The NBA released a memo on Friday that outlined its new protocols for testing beginning Sunday, Jan. 16. According to the Athletic, the NBA informed teams that daily surveillance COVID-19 testing for vaccinated players, coaches and Tier 1 personnel will not extend beyond Saturday. Per ESPN, more than 300 NBA players entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, while there have been confirmed cases among more than 500 staffers who work closely with players. Several veteran and G League players signed 10-day contracts that allowed teams to have the minimum number of players required for games. While the NBA recently shortened the number of days asymptomatic players needed to remain in quarantine from 10 days to six.

Athletes have been put at center court of arguments over COVID vaccines.

The Pistons-Nuggets traded that sent Bol Bol to Detroit has been voided after a failed physical, according to reports.

The struggling Atlanta Hawks have traded forward Cam Reddish to the New York Knicks for a protected 2022 first-round draft pick.

Michigan basketball was forced to cancel two games due to COVID this week, but several former Wolverines earned new opportunities due to virus protocols.

Head coach Dwane Casey has exited the NBA’s health and safety protocols and has rejoined the team ahead of its matchup against the Chicago Bulls. The Detroit Pistons announced that the head coach’s initial test was believed to be a false positive. He registered two negative tests and his initial test was believed to be a false positive. Per NBA guidelines, people can be cleared from protocols after registering two negative tests at least 24 hours apart. Now Detroit will take on the top team in the Eastern Conference under the guidance of its head coach.

DETROIT -- The Detroit Pistons will be without head coach Dwane Casey on Monday night. Casey is now the 15th head coach in the NBA to enter. In his absence assistant coach, Rex Kalamian will serve as head coach. He filled in for Casey for a number of road games when the Pistons head coach missed them for personal reasons. Eight players have returned to action after missing games and Frank Jackson is the only player who remains in the league’s coronavirus protocols.

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the team announced.

Roster attrition, partly due to COVID-19 protocols, has allowed for more call-ups from the G League than in the past. Derrick Walton Jr. was among those who got a chance, playing in an NBA game for the first time since March of 2020 on a 10-day contract. Foot surgery prevented him from full practice participation until November, and he’s only appeared in one NBA game, for five minutes, so far. While guys like Teske, Stauskas, et cetera are getting their shot, other ex-Wolverines are building on their NBA careers. Averaging 17.4 points per game, he’s moved to the bench with the return of Klay Thompson.

The Pistons have added a young center and some size to the lineup after a reported trade with the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.

Trey Lyles scored eight of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Pistons won for the third time in five games, beating the Orlando Magic 97-92 on Saturday night in a matchup of the NBA’s two worst teams.

Kevin Durant reiterates that he won’t lobby teammate Kyrie Irving to get vaccinated against the coronavirus so he could be eligible to play in all the Brooklyn Nets’ games.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points in his return from a one-game absence, Khris Middleton added 15 of his 20 in the third quarter and the Milwaukee Bucks blew out the Brooklyn Nets 121-109.

Lawyers for Los Angeles County failed in their bid to persuade a federal judge to end Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit over gruesome photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, her daughter Gianna and seven others.

Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a career-high nine of Charlotte’s franchise-record 24 3-pointers and the Hornets routed the Pistons 140-111 on Wednesday night.

Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a career-high nine of Charlotte's franchise-record 24 3-pointers and the Hornets routed the Pistons 140-111 on Wednesday night.

Kyrie Irving scored 22 points and sparked Brooklyn to a big rally in the second half of his season debut, Kevin Durant had 39 and the Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 129-121.

Mike Budenholzer has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols and Giannis Antetokounpo is sidelined with an illness unrelated to COVID-19, leaving the Milwaukee Bucks without their coach and star player against Toronto.

The eighth and final Detroit Pistons player in the NBA’s health and safety protocols has now been cleared to return to team activities. Veteran point guard Cory Joseph exited the league’s COVID protocols on Wednesday. Joseph now joins the other seven players who recently exited the health and safety protocols in the last week. All of them but McGruder recorded minutes in the Pistons 115-106 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. The Pistons have a game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday (8 p.m. Bally Sports Detroit), so Joseph could join the team in time to suit up then.

"I'm ready to have my own team," Hammon said Monday. "And this is the organization that made it very, very obvious they wanted me really, really bad."

Three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade says his post-NBA business career comes from his willingness to ask questions about topics he doesn't know. Here's why.

Saddiq Bey scored a career-high 34 points and the Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee 115-106 to snap the Bucks’ six-game winning streak.

Anfernee Simons had a career-high 43 points and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame an NBA season-best 56 points by Atlanta’s Trae Young, snapping a four-game losing streak in a 136-131 win over the Hawks.

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon was ready to lead her own team.

Six players, including Cade Cunningham, cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Sunday. Cunningham, along with Killian Hayes, Josh Jackson, Saben Lee, Trey Lyles and Rodney McGruder did not appear on the injury report that the league released at 7:30. On Saturday, the Pistons listed the six players as “OUT” for the night’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. The injury report designated them as in the process of “return to competition conditioning.”Since the six players did not appear on the injury report, it likely means that they could be available for Monday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pistons have been rattled with injuries this season with veteran center Kelly Olynyk missing the last seven weeks with an MCL sprain.

Saddiq Bey hit a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in overtime and finished with 21 points, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 117-116 win over the San Antonio Spurs.

After several players entered the NBA’s health and safety protocol over the last two weeks, the Detroit Pistons have not been able to play at full strength. But the team could get some relief with several players likely to make their return to action soon. Seven of the eight players who entered the protocol seemed to have been cleared. With the players still listed as “OUT” on Saturday afternoon, the seven likely won’t make their return until Monday’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pistons have been rattled with injuries this season with veteran center Kelly Olynyk missing the last seven weeks with an MCL sprain.

Pro basketball and football showed that tough rules work, but now the leagues are giving up.

Ja Morant scored 41 points, Desmond Bane added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 104-99 on Wednesday night.

This year marked somewhat of a return to normalcy in the sports world.

It may not be Michael Jordan vs. the Bad Boys, but NBA fans in Michigan still have plenty of disdain for the Chicago Bulls. According to a survey of Twitter chatter over the last 30 days by sportsbetting, the Bulls are the most hated NBA team in Michigan. Michigan, comprised mostly of Pistons fans, is one of three states with disdain for the Bulls. NBA fans in Wisconsin and New York also listed Chicago as their least favorite team. The results shouldn’t come as a surprise to NBA fans in Michigan.

For much of the last decade or so, the Detroit Pistons have not had many bright spots. Now into the second year of its restoration, the Pistons got a big boost after winning the top overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft Lottery. In July’s NBA Draft, the Pistons selected consensus top pick, Cade Cunningham. Since the Pistons selected Cunningham, the 20-year-old was expected to be the glue of the team with his versatile skillset and ability to play multiple positions. He missed all four exhibition games and missed the first four games of the season.

By early Sunday evening, the number of players known to be in the protocols was up to 116 — and probably slightly higher, considering some teams had yet to update injury reports.

Keldon Johnson scored 27 points and the San Antonio Spurs had their highest-scoring game of the season to beat short-handed Detroit 144-109, extending the Pistons’ road skid to 10.

The Detroit Pistons tapped into the talent of the Motor City Cruise on Sunday evening after three more players entered the NBA’s health and safety protocol. The Pistons signed Cruise forward Deividas Sirvydis to a 10-day contract using the COVID-related hardship allowance. The Pistons had already signed forward/center Cheick Diallo from the Cruise to a 10-day contract on Thursday to take Cunningham’s roster spot. As of Sunday evening, the Pistons have nine players available to suit up for their matchup against the San Antonio Spurs (7 p.m. Bally Sports Detroit). Players available for Sunday night’s game in San Antonio include Sirvydis Diallo, Walton Jr., Stanley, Saddiq Bey, Hamidou Diallo, Luka Garza, Frank Jackson and Jamorko Pickett.

The Detroit Pistons are dealing with a COVID outbreak, knocking out a big portion of their active roster for Sunday’s game vs. San Antonio and potentially beyond.

Late Saturday night, big man Trey Lyles was added to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Point guard Cory Joseph and wing Josh Jackson reportedly joined him on Sunday. Since Wednesday, the Pistons have had eight players enter the league’s health and safety protocols. Players available for Sunday night’s game in San Antonio include Diallo, Walton Jr., Stanley, Saddiq Bey, Hamidou Diallo, Luka Garza, Frank Jackson and Jamorko Pickett. If Isaiah Livers is available for the night, the Pistons will have nine players.

With five players in the NBA’s health and safety protocol, the Detroit Pistons have brought in a couple of re-enforcements. The Pistons called up guards Derrick Walton Jr. and Cassius Stanley from their G League affiliate on Saturday. Detroit signed the two guards to 10-day contracts using the COVID-related hardship allowance. He went undrafted in 2017 out of Michigan, where he averaged 11.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 31.9 minutes in 127 career games. He has three years of NBA experience, where he has averaged two points and 1.7 assists in 9.4 minutes over 42 NBA games (one start).

Tyler Herro scored 29 points, Max Strus added 26 and the Miami Heat rallied to beat the short-handed Detroit Pistons 115-112.

The Detroit Pistons are reportedly dealing with a COVID outbreak that involves at least three players, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Detroit Pistons announced they have formally signed Cheick Diallo to a 10-day contract. The four-year NBA veteran has played for the Pistons’ G League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise, this season. The 6-foot-8, 219-pound Diallo has averaged 14.2 points and 8.5 rebounds in 13 games with the Cruise. Over his career, Diallo has appeared in 180 NBA games, most recently with the Phoenix Suns in 2019-20. The Pistons are on the road tonight against the Miami Heat, and will be without No.

USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt breaks down how the Jazz have improved their roster this season.

Detroit Pistons rookie Cade Cunningham has entered the NBA’s COVID health and safety protocols, according to a report.

Seven NBA games have been postponed with more potentially in doubt, and over 100 players and coaches have entered​ the league's health and safety protocols.

Individuals can decide for themselves how cautious to be about Covid. But institutions face special pressures to maintain pandemic restrictions.

Even some of the healthiest and most highly vaccinated communities in the country are being ravaged by the new variant.

And the postponements and cancellations are piling up: The World Economic Forum delayed its annual summit in Davos for the second year in a row. The NHL, NFL, NBA and the Premiere League have rescheduled scores of games as teams struggle to keep the coronavirus out of their locker rooms. Broadway shows from Hamilton to Mrs. Doubtfire have canceled performances in the past week, while the Rockettes canceled their remaining Christmas shows.

Devin Booker had 16 points in his return to Phoenix’s lineup and the NBA-leading Suns set a season-scoring high in a 137-106 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night.

The Detroit Pistons finally got a win on Sunday night, beating the Miami Heat at Little Caesars Arena, snapping a 14-game losing streak.

The National Football League put a plan in motion to move some of this weekend’s games to Monday and Tuesday as the ascension of players testing positive for COVID-19 has reached the century mark.

The National Football League put a plan in motion to move some of this weekend’s games to Monday and Tuesday as the ascension of players testing positive for COVID-19 has reached the century mark.

Kyrie Irving will rejoin the Brooklyn Nets to play in road games.

Thomas, 32, will sign a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to the NBA and multiple reports. The two-time NBA All-Star had been playing for the Grand Rapids Gold and is coming off a massive game. Thomas scored 42 points and added 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 2 steals in the Gold’s 131-127 loss to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Wednesday. RELATED: Drive no more: Grand Rapids’ NBA G League team unveils new nickname, logoThomas will join the roster under the hardship exemption, which allows a team to exceed the 15-player maximum. Thomas, 32, last played an NBA game during the 2020-21 season when the New Orleans Pelicans signed him to a 10-day contract.

Caris LeVert scored 20 of his 31 points in the first half and the Indiana Pacers sent the Detroit Pistons to their 13th straight loss, 122-113 on Thursday night.

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey will missing Thursday’s game against the Indiana Pacers for personal reasons, the team announced.

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U.S. sports leagues are seeing rapidly increasing COVID-19 outbreaks with dozens of players in health and safety protocols, amid an ongoing surge by the delta variant of the coronavirus and rising cases of the highly transmissible omicron mutation.

The Broadway tour will begin shows Dec. 28 to give company members time to recover.

Dr. Robby Sikka, former vice president for the Minnesota Timberwolves, encouraged "layers of protection" in the coming weeks.

The Golden State Warriors point guard surpassed the previous record with his 2,974th 3-pointer. He went on to score another three 3s in the team's victory against the New York Knicks.

The NFL, NBA and NHL are all affected. More and more players are sidelined after testing positive for the virus and some games are being postponed.

More than 700 families lined up outside of Eastern Market to collect toys for more than 1800 families.

The Warriors will provide FTX brand presence throughout Chase Center, the Warriors G League and NBA 2K team, and digital floor ads during RSN games.

The Detroit Pistons matchup against the Chicago Bulls will not take place on Tuesday night as planned. The NBA reportedly postponed the two team’s meeting on Monday afternoon with several members of the Bull’s roster entering the league’s health and safety protocol, per multiple reports. As of Monday, the Bulls had 10 players entering the protocol and the NBA opted to push back the game to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. On Monday, Alize Johnson entered the health and safety protocols, while Zach LaVine, Ayo Dosunmo and Stanley Johnson entered it over the weekend. The NBA requires teams to have a minimum of eight players available to have a game.

The NBA postponed the next two games for the Chicago Bulls due the team’s COVID-19 outbreak, which placed 10 players in the league’s health and safety protocols in a two-week period.

The NBA is postponing the Tuesday night matchup between the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls because the Bulls don’t have enough players available due to a COVID outbreak with the team.

Chicago Bulls players Ayo Dosunmu and Stanley Johnson entered COVID-19 protocol ahead of their Saturday night game against the Miami Heat, bringing the team's total of players in isolation to seven.

The building was renamed in honor of Detroit native George “Iceman” Gervin, who was on the EMU Men's Basketball team from 1970-1972.

Brandon Ingram scored 26 points and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated Detroit 109-93, extending the Pistons' losing streak to 11 games.

Basketball fans hoping to buy something from Bill Russell’s memorabilia collection should expect some big-name competition.

DETROIT — Rookie guard Cade Cunningham may have had a slow start to his NBA career. I’m been working a lot trying to get that feel back in my jumper and everything,” Cunningham said after Monday’s game. With Cunningham adjusting to the NBA at a solid pace, the Pistons have shifted to the rookie being the team’s primary ball-handler. Plus the two young guards helped to shuttle the Pistons within five points of the Suns’ lead last Thursday. So despite missing training camp and preseason, Cunningham has found his footing and continues to show why he was the top overall pick in the NBA Draft.

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The Detroit Pistons threw away an 18-point lead vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night, despite a career-high scoring night for rookie Cade Cunningham.

The Celtics player is getting support for all the wrong reasons.

Five-time NBA All-Star Kevin Love is being honored by a Boston foundation for his work on and off the court to take the stigma out of mental health struggles.

The incident comes days after James was suspended for an on-court altercation involving Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart.

A group calling itself Krause House DAO, named after the late Chicago Bulls general manager, Jerry Krause, has raised $4 million with the long-shot goal of trying to buy an NBA sports franchise.

The incident comes days after James was suspended for an on-court altercation involving Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart.

Former NBA champion Iman Shumpert can add another trophy to his collection.

WatchBox attracted NBA stars such as Michael Jordan in its latest financing and is on track to generate $300 million in revenue in 2021.

Regional sports network owners Sinclair, Comcast and AT&T are charting a path for survival as the digital future looks murky

DETROIT -- Thanksgiving may still be one week away but for hundreds of families from the metro-Detroit area, the holiday began a little earlier. On Thursday the Detroit Pistons hosted a drive-thru Thanksgiving event outside their practice facility in New Center in Detroit. Eight hundred families slowly rolled their vehicles across Amsterdam Street with trunks opened and ready to pick up Thanksgiving staples. The Pistons pre-selected the families from several partners, including Detroit PAL, Starfish Family Services, Detroit Housing Commission, Alternatives for Girls, Wish Upon a Teen, Boys and Girls Club, SAY Detroit, Mosaic Youth Theater and more. So, the 27-year-old wanted to make sure families in Detroit were taken care of as well.

The grandson of legendary Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and a potential top pick in next year's NBA draft are reportedly facing charges over an alleged DWI incident.

After a 14-year NBA career, Baron Davis is focusing on investing in small businesses, cryptocurrencies and the metaverse. Here's his advice for rookies today.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck were at the New York premiere of their romantic drama “Bounce.” (Nov. 15)