April 15, 2024 |
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Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores continues providing game-night surprises for Flint children through ‘Be Impactful’ program
DETROIT – At the age of 17, Devan Decker enrolled in Traverse Place for Homeless Teenswhen he first experienced housing displacement.“I was kicked out of my parent’s house and didn’t have anywhere to go,” Decker said.More than five years later, Decker stood proudly on the Little Caesars Arena court on a Sundayafternoon in early February
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April 8, 2024 |
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Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores on Chauncey Billups’ HOF nod: Legendary point guard the ‘ultimateleader’
DETROIT – Chauncey Billups, point guard and Finals MVP for the Detroit Pistons’ 2004 NBA Championship team, has been elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2024. The announcement was made earlier today during an event held by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Glendale, AZ. Billups becomes the second player
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March 4, 2024 |
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With notable community support, Detroit City Council OKs community benefits package for Tom Gores-backed $3 billion mixed-use development
With diverse voices expressing staunch support, the Detroit City Council recently approved a community benefits package and tax incentives to assist the $3 billion development spearheaded by the historic partnership of the Detroit Pistons and team owner Tom Gores, Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University. Known as the Future of Health, the project aims to transform
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February 13, 2024 |
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Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores describes collaborative trade deadline process that reshaped the roster: ‘A lot of all-nighters’
By Vince EllisSpecial for Pistons.com LOS ANGELES – Just before Christmas, with the franchise in the throes of a historic losing streak, Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores took accountability and promised things would change. Fifty days later, a completely revamped roster took the Western Conference’s second-best team to thewire in a 112-106 loss to the
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February 5, 2024 |
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Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores mourns the passing of ex-Piston Earl Cureton, 66
DETROIT, Mich. – Earl Cureton, former Pistons player and community ambassador with the organization for the last 10 years, passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning at the age of 66. A 12-year NBA veteran, Cureton was originally drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 58th overallpick in the 1979 NBA Draft. Known as “The Twirl”, the 6-9
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