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Dave Bing Wants The Pistons In Detroit | Fri 12 Mar

“The mayor would love to see the Pistons return to Detroit and has expressed his interest in them doing so,” said Karen Dumas, Bing’s communications director. “While there are no formal plans, we hope the dynamics will lend themselves to this outcome.”

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Rodney Stuckey Expects To Return Soon | Fri 12 Mar

Rodney Stuckey is getting closer to his apparent return to the court. The Pistons said Wednesday that Stuckey has undergone a complete negative cardiac evaluation. Stuckey expects to play again this season. “Yeah, I want to,” Stuckey said Wednesday.

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Coach John Kuester Could Be On ‘Hot Seat’ | Thu 11 Mar

Sporting News reporter Sean Deveney mentioned a couple hot-seat candidates: Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro and Pistons coach John Kuester: Injuries turned this season into a brutal one for Kuester, but there was little progress shown overall.

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Stuckey Is Done Talking About His Future | Thu 11 Mar

Rodney Stuckey expects to play again this season. “Yeah, I want to,” Stuckey said Wednesday. Stuckey is through with the necessary medical tests. “I’m done talking about this stuff,” he said. “I did all the tests and everything was good. I got cleared.”

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Are Gordon, Villanueva Not Real Pistons? | Wed 10 Mar

The money cleared by the Chauncey Billups trade resulted in Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. But neither is a typical Piston. It’s no wonder Billups see a Detroit team that has lost its gritty edge. “When I was there, we embodied the city of Detroit,” he said.

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Doctors Clear Rodney Stuckey For Exercise | Wed 10 Mar

The Detroit Pistons say three doctors have cleared Rodney Stuckey for exercise after a heart evaluation. Stuckey collapsed on the bench during Friday’s game and was taken away on a stretcher. He missed Sunday’s game against the Houston Rockets.

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Rodney Stuckey Unsure About His Future | Wed 10 Mar

“Right now, I’m just chilling,” Rodney Stuckey said. But when asked if he’ll play again this season, he said, “I don’t know,” saying it’ll be up to the doctors. “I got to talk to the doctors and figure that out,” Stuckey said. He is scheduled for more tests.

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Rodney Stuckey Will Receive More Tests | Mon 8 Mar

Rodney Stuckey wasn’t in the Pistons’ lineup or The Palace Sunday, but he could be soon. Stuckey, who collapsed at the bench during Friday’s game in Cleveland, will have more tests in the next two days. From all indications, Stuckey is doing well.

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Good News: Rodney Stuckey Doing Well | Sat 6 Mar

Rodney Stuckey seems to be OK after collapsing on the bench Friday against the Cavaliers. “He’s doing well,” Pistons strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander told The Associated Press on Saturday morning. “All the tests have come back negative.”

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Stuckey OK After Being Taken To Hospital | Sat 6 Mar

Team sources told Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski that point guard Rodney Stuckey didn’t have a seizure, as some initial reports suggested. “He was lightheaded and couldn’t get his bearings, but he never lost consciousness,” one source said.

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Ben Wallace May Be Sidelined For Awhile | Sat 6 Mar

According to the Detroit Free-Press, center Ben Wallace missed his second straight game with a sore right knee. He suffered the injury during Tuesday’s loss to the Celtics, and there are indications that he could miss a significant amount of time.

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Rodney Stuckey Collapses On The Bench | Sat 6 Mar

Rodney Stuckey was wheeled off the court on a stretcher after he collapsed and fell unconscious into strength Arnie Kander’s arms on the bench. The medical staff worked on him, placing an oxygen mask on his face and wheeling him into an ambulance.

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Kuester: Players Should Follow LeBron | Fri 5 Mar

Having been an assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers the past two seasons, John Kuester got a chance to work with Cavaliers star LeBron James. The Pistons’ head coach believes many NBA players should pattern themselves after James.

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Rodney Stuckey Keeps Tabs On Rumors | Fri 5 Mar

Rodney Stuckey keeps up with the happenings around the league. So he wasn’t surprised to be asked about his future with the Pistons on Wednesday night after their latest loss. “Whatever happens, happens,” Stuckey said. “It’s a business.”

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Veteran Feels For First-Year Pistons Coach | Wed 3 Mar

This has been anything but a typical season, and certainly nothing first-year head coach John Kuester expected. And, for that, Brian Hill, who has been around the game for 39 years – and three times has been an NBA head coach – feels for Kuester.

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Detroit Pistons To Be Active This Summer? | Mon 1 Mar

The Pistons won’t be active in the first wave of free agency because they’re in no position to do so because of the salary cap. But trades, they can do. The Pistons have players they can offer who will turn heads of general managers around the league.

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Pistons’ Ankle Injuries Were Shoes’ Fault? | Sat 20 Feb

Arnie Kander, the team’s strength and conditioning coach for 18 seasons, has never seen as many ankle, knee and groin injuries. So Kander did some investigating and has banned the shoes that Hamilton, Ben Gordon and Will Bynum had been wearing.

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Tom Wilson Resigns As Pistons President | Wed 17 Feb

Tom Wilson has resigned his position as president and CEO of Palace Sports and Entertainment, a source told The Detroit News on Wednesday. Chief operating officer Alan Ostfield will take over Wilson’s position, according to ClickOnDetroit.com.

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Ben Wallace Knows He Could Be Traded | Wed 17 Feb

Ben Wallace returned to the Detroit Pistons last summer thinking he would finish his career here. But his name has popped up in trade rumors this week. “Nothing in this league surprises me anymore,” Wallace said Tuesday night following his team’s win.