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Detroit Pistons Reveal Tobias Harris’ Status vs Memphis Grizzlies
On Wednesday night, it seemed Tobias Harris was healthy enough to remain in the lineup for the Detroit Pistons down the stretch. Unfortunately, the veteran forward continued dealing with physical concerns, which led to an early exit followed by an absence.
Heading into Saturday night’s game between the Pistons and the Memphis Grizzlies, Harris has been upgraded to questionable for the matchup. He’s likely a game-time decision once again.
Tobias Harris (heel) listed questionable Saturday.
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Following a 27-minute shift against the San Antonio Spurs on March 25, Harris was dealing with an Achilles injury. Although he was left off of the Pistons’ injury report for the Cleveland Cavaliers matchup last week, Harris was a late scratch, missing the 133-122 shorthanded Pistons win.
The Pistons upgraded Harris to probable against the Minnesota Timberwolves last Sunday. They went as far as clearing him to play, only to consider him a late scratch for the second game in a row.
On Wednesday, Harris appeared in 22 minutes on the court against the OKC Thunder. The veteran forward shot 5-8 from the field to score 10 points. He also came down with four rebounds and dished out two assists. When Harris left the game early to get checked out, the Pistons ruled him out for the remainder of the matchup.
Heading into Friday’s action against the Toronto Raptors, the Pistons didn’t even leave the door open for Harris to play. Dealing with heel soreness, Harris was ruled out for the third time in four games. Fortunately, the Pistons managed to win without him and secured their spot in the 2025 NBA Playoffs.
Detroit will look to keep the ball rolling against the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. With Harris set to potentially return, Detroit could get multiple starters back in the mix as Cade Cunningham was upgraded as well.
The Pistons and the Grizzlies are scheduled for a 7 PM ET tip.
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(WXYZ) — Memorial Day weekend is here and while it may be the coldest Memorial Day weekend in decades, there are still plenty of events going on across metro Detroit.
Below you’ll find a roundup of Memorial Day weekend events.
Detroit Tigers games – Friday, May 23 at 7:10 p.m., Saturday, May 24 at 6:15 p.m., Sunday, May 25 at 11:35 a.m. and Monday, May 26 at 1:10 p.m.
Movement Festival – Saturday, May 24 through Monday, May 26
The Weeknd at Ford Field – Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25
Detroit City FC – Saturday, May 24
The Beach Boys – Sunday, May 25 at Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
Birmingham Memorial Day Service – Monday, May 26 at 10 a.m.
Dearborn Memorial Day Parade – Monday, May 26 at 10 a.m.
Ferndale Memorial Day Parade – Monday, May 26 at 10 a.m.
Northville Memorial Day Parade – Monday, May 26 at 10 a.m.
Plymouth Memorial Day Parade – Monday, May 26 at 9 a.m.
Rochester Memorial Day events – Monday, May 26 starting at 8 a.m.
St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade – Sunday, May 25 at 1 p.m.
Sterling Heights Memorial Day Parade – Monday, May 26 at 9 a.m.
Kensington Metropark Art Fair – Saturday, May 24 through Monday, May 26
Memorial Service at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe – Monday, May 26 at 10 a.m.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – A journeyman mason was on hand as the two Detroit Fire medics were honored for bringing him back from the brink on Tuesday.
The backstory:
Every day is a second chance for Micah Parker. Today it was another chance for him to say thanks.
“I see this guy every day from the memories,” he said.
Parker is talking about Detroit Firefighter Paramedic Chris Photiades.
“We’re responding to a different call and we were rerouted from a different call to this one,” he said.
The DFD Medic Crew was just in time to arrive at Mann Elementary School in Detroit.
“When we got there we saw the patient, his union brothers were doing CPR on him,” said Photiades.
Parker, who was working as a journeyman mason, had suffered cardiac arrest and was clinically dead.
“It was very tense. We recognized immediately that we needed to fire all cylinders when working on this guy,” said Samuel Lemire, DFD firefighter.
“We lowered him down on the ground, cut his shirt off, started CPR on him, threw the defibrillator pads on him,” said Photiades.
And then finally – there was a sign of life.
“Between us and his union brothers, Engine Company 55, we all worked together to bring him back from the dead, literally,” said Photiades.
FOX 2 first met Parker last November when he met with his union brothers, medics and DMC Sinai Grace Hospital staff to say thank you.
“I’m just happy that I am really able to talk about all this,” he said, then.
Fast-forward to EMS Week 2025 and Parker showed his appreciation while the two medics received the Kim Lagerquist Lifesaver of the Year Award from the Detroit East Medical Control Authority.
Union-required CPR training saves member’s life on Detroit job site
“Every day members go above and beyond, but for some cases, they just really need that extra recognition,” said Chuck Simms, DFD executive fire commissioner.
Everyone involved in this life-saving story say you, too, can be a hero, and it starts with learning hands-only CPR
“You not knowing CPR could be the difference between someone living or dying around you,”
“It’s two to three hours out of your day for a lifetime of knowledge that could save your life, or someone you love,” said Photiades.
The Source: Information for this story came from a previous report and Tuesday’s award ceremony.
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Organizations and companies are partnering to introduce Black students in Detroit to golf
The Rocket Classic has steered nearly $10 million from the annual PGA event held in Detroit to local charitable organizations. Of that, $800,000 has been given to programs that teach kids how to play the game. One program provides access to college scholarships to high school seniors, while upward of 700 children and teens take part each year in programs put on by First Tee of Greater Detroit.
”Golf is the why we get them there, but while we have them there we’re teaching them life skills,” said Carl Bentley, chief executive of First Tee of Greater Detroit, which has donated a golf simulator to the school district. ”Learning how to say ‘yes sir, yes ma’am’ — shake a hand properly, how to start a conversation. We’re teaching them life skills and then we get to putting and swinging and things like that.”
Among the 28.1 million Americans who played golf on a course in 2024, about 25% were Black, Asian or Hispanic, according to the National Golf Foundation. Interest is wider when considering those who played or followed professional golf coverage on TV, in writing or via podcasts.
But Hawkins said his experience as a coach suggests Black high schoolers aren’t among that audience.
”You don’t hear kids talking about the latest golf shoes or the cool golf apparel,” Hawkins said. ”You’re not necessarily going to get a badge of honor walking into your high school and you’ve got the newest golf shirt.”
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