Bickerstaff: Detroit Pistons Forward Tobias Was Treated 'Poorly' On Philadelphia 76ers During an interview with the @RoadTrippinShow crew, JB Bickerstaff spoke about which player on the Pistons' brings the most value behind the scenes, and he immediately thought of how puzzling it was that Philly would part ways with Tobias Harris. “Every single day, he’s the same person, same attitude, consummate professional, willing to teach anyone anything,” Bickerstaff said. “[He’s] willing to sit with guys. He’s an unbelievable businessman, so like people sit with him and just ask him questions about what they do with their money. He’s the best, he really is.” roundtable.io/sports/nba/pis…

Ausar Thompson is back in the starting lineup for the Pistons tonight. Tip-off coming at the top of the hour against the Knicks

So many injury issues popping up across the league today. Kawhi Leonard will be out for a while, Ant Edwards is basically out of the MVP / awards discussion with all the time he’ll miss with arthroscopic knee surgery. The situation in OKC is not great either. Now, the Pistons are focusing on Jalen Duren’s recovery from a strained hamstring, but that seems like small potatoes compared to what some other teams are dealing with.

In one corner, the NBA just announced a new deal with Kalshi that will certainly drive fan confidence in objectivity. In the other corner, Malik Beasley just plead guilty for his role in a bribery / betting scheme within the league Surely, the NBA isn’t sending any mixed messages here, right?

There’s still 6:34 left in the 2nd quarter and Cade Cunningham, Paul Reed and John Collins all have 5 rebounds already for the Pistons Detroit leads by 10

Isaiah Joe is officially questionable to return with a hip contusion after taking that hard spill along the baseline. Pistons lead 39-27

Pistons rookie Ebuka Okorie made his regular season debut in the first quarter where Detroit jumped out to a 34-22 lead Isaiah Joe took a big spill after throwing down a huge dunk in transition but landed squarely on his tailbone. Joe briefly went to the locker room but it looks like he will be alright. Seeing more small-ball minutes with Collins at the five in Duren’s absence tonight. Looks like both Harkless and Jones are active, but neither have checked in thus far.

We’ve got some pre-game injury updates on Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, Joel Embiid and VJ Edgecombe ahead of tonight’s matchup between the Pistons and 76ers Both teams will be shorthanded tonight: roundtable.io/sports/nba/pis…

The Pistons hit 18 triples against the Heat tonight, but their 128-111 win came at the cost of Ausar Thompson and Jalen Duren, who were both injured and did not return to the contest. After the game, J.B. Bickerstaff shook his head and indicated that he didn’t have an update on either player quite yet: roundtable.io/sports/nba/pis…

Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff shook his head and dismissed any updates on Jalen Duren or Ausar Thompson after Detroit’s 128-111 victory over the Miami Heat

No update on Ausar Thompson yet, but with the Pistons ahead by 23 entering the 4th quarter, his night is most assuredly over. Same story with Jalen Duren, who left holding his right thigh.

Now just like Duren, the Pistons have lost Ausar Thompson down the tunnel and into the locker room. It looked like Ausar’s feet got tangled up a second ago, so it’s not obvious what happened to him just yet, but absolutely awful news for the Pistons Detroit leads 82-69 over the Heat on the road

John Collins heading into the break with the Pistons up 65-53: “With the squad they have, emphasis on us to hit first and dominate the paint.” Collins hit three triples in the first half, while Duncan Robinson knocked down four shots from beyond the arc. Detroit as a whole is shooting 50% from downtown tonight

Pistons center Jalen Duren came up limping after that drive and went straight to the locker room in a hurry. As Joe Burrow would say, he left with “a swiftness and efficiency” but in all seriousness, not a great sign for Detroit.

When the Pistons are hitting their 3s so consistently, they’re going to be difficult to stop. John Collins and Duncan Robinson have both connected multiple times from downtown so far. Detroit’s built up a 15-point lead with 4:38 remaining in Q1 Bam Adebayo is already in foul trouble early with a pair of personals

Detroit Pistons: Duren Labels Ausar Thompson A ‘Gym Rat’ After Comeback Win “[Thompson] does so much for us that might not even show up on the stat sheet, but he is so, so valuable for our team because we put him in so many different positions and have him guard so many different positions and do different things on offense,” Duren said. “He never complains. He just picks it up and goes with it.” roundtable.io/sports/nba/pis…

After today’s win, Pistons center Jalen Duren spoke about Javonte Green’s impact vs. Boston: ”Woo is a pro’s pro,” Duren said. “Every game, you never know how many minutes he’s going to get, but every time his number is called he’s ready. He’s ready to do whatever we need him to do, whether it’s knock down shots, get stops, guard the other team’s best player. He’s always there with energy, and that’s him every day. He’s a positive person. He comes into practice, he’s a guy who can make everybody laugh and just kind of brings the team together, so I’m happy to have him.”