“I don’t know if that’s the Bad Boys way or not. But they’re playing really physical.” More: 'I'm ready to go': Pistons' Cade Cunningham looking forward to playoff debut at MSG ...

While the Pistons of the late '80s built a legacy around physical play and bruising defense, Salley claimed the true “Bad Boys” of the NBA weren’t his Pistons at all—it was the Boston Celtics.

Whether it was the Bad Boys of the late '80s and early '90s or the 2004 team that won a championship averaging 87 points per game in the playoffs, we know the Pistons as a gritty, defense-first ...

Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart The Pistons snapped their 16-game losing streak to the Knicks by defeating them 120-111 on Dec. 7, 2024, jumping out to a 39-23 lead inside MSG.

Isiah, I wanted to say this to you for so long," Thomas recalled of his conversation with Malone. "He goes, 'I apologize.' ...

NBA Knicks, Pistons both forged with the same ‘Bad Boys’ DNA: Isiah Thomas By Jared Schwartz Published April 19, 2025, 12:56 a.m. ET ...

Stefan Bondy These whiny Pistons are furthest thing from Bad Boys— and Knicks aren’t much better By Stefan Bondy Published April 28, 2025 ...

Bad Boys bad news? The Pistons play as if that quality is non-negotiable, and it’s carried them to a revelatory season. They are currently the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference.

"Of course, our guy Dennis Rodman can be irritating. But he used to guard me when he was with Detroit, and I didn't let him get to me. I didn't get irritated by any of the Pistons, because that ...

The Bad Boys era lives once again. The Detroit Pistons on Thursday revealed their 2024-25 City Edition uniforms, which, for a second consecutive season, pay homage to the franchise's most ...

J.B. Bickerstaff, the Pistons’ head coach, wouldn’t have it any other way. And while neither he nor anyone else in the organization is claiming this is the start of a new Bad Boys era in ...