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Detroit Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs: What time, TV channel is today’s game on?
It’s the day every Detroit Pistons fan has dreamed of since May 16, 2023: 7-foot-4 uber-rookie Victor Wembanyama will finally suit up for action at Little Caesars Arena
Of course, he’ll be doing it as a member of the Spurs, who won the draft lottery that day, and not the Pistons, who fell all the way to No. 5. Wembanyama has been as good as advertised — he’s averaging 19.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game, despite shooting just 44.9% from the floor and 29.5% on 3s (of which he averages five a game) — but the Spurs have been almost as bad as the Pistons.
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Their longest losing streak is “just” 18 games, and they won two games in October, one in November, two in December and, like the Pistons, are winless in January, for a 5-30 record. The Pistons, by the way, are on pace for 6.6 wins, well below the NBA’s 82-game record set by the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers. The Pistons, oh-by-the-way, are one loss shy of the NBA’s worst-ever record through 37 games; only the 1993-94 Dallas Mavericks and 1997-98 Denver Nuggets had a worse start, going 2-35. Both the Mavs and Nugs lost Game 39 that season, too, so that should take some of the pressure off the Pistons — they can lose and still not set another NBA record for putridity. (The 41-game mark — aka, the halfway point — is held by those Mavs, who opened 2-39.)
The Pistons looked to be turning it around, at least for one game, Tuesday night against the Kings when Bojan Bogdanovic and others shot them to a 47-29 lead entering the second quarter. They were outscored 101-63 the rest of the way.
After tonight’s matchup, the Pistons have one more home loss, er, we mean game, as they host the Houston Rockets — and rookie Ausar Thompson’s twin brother Amen —on Friday before hitting Washington for a Monday matinee against the Wizards. The Spurs, meanwhile, head home to host the Hornets on Friday night.
Here’s what you need to know about this Pistons vs. Spurs game, TV and streaming info, the injury report and projected starting lineups.
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Detroit Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs start time today
Matchup: Pistons (3-34) vs. Spurs (5-30).
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 10.
Time: 7 p.m. ET.
Where: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
Betting line: TBA (how to bet and get sign up bonuses).
• Box score
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Detroit Pistons vs. San Antonio SpursTV channel today
TV: Bally Sports Detroit.
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) (Pistons radio affiliates).
Streaming: Fubo (free trial).
If you do not have Bally Sports Detroit, you can sign up for Fubo with a free trial to watch the Pistons all season long.
Detroit Pistons injury report vs. San Antonio Spurs
The Pistons are down starting power forward Isaiah Stewart (right big toe sprain) for up to two weeks. Cade Cunningham is out for at least another three games with a knee strain. Point guard Monte Morris (right quad strain) has yet to debut and is out into January.
Guard Cidy Sissoko, who has 6 points in his 5 games this season combined, has been ruled out for tonight’s game with a bad ankle. Guard Jeremy Sochan, who’s averaging 10.8 points and 5.5 rebounds, was listed as day to day with a bad quad earlier this week.
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Pistons vs. Spurs projected starting lineups
Pistons: G Jaden Ivey, G Killian Hayes, F Bojan Bogdanovic, F Isaiah Livers, C Jalen Duren.
Raptors: FG Tre Jones, G Devin Vassell, F Julian Champagnie, F Jeremy Sochan, C Victor Wembanyama
Lineups subject to change.
Pistons uniform, jersey vs. Spurs
The Pistons will be in their classic white Association Edition uniforms bombing Tuesday night in their blues.
The Spurs are donning their black Icon Edition kits with “SP RS” in white, split by a, well, spur serving as the “U.” You know the look.
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Detroit Police Chief on large crowds at NFL draft in downtown Detroit
The crowd at the NFL draft is at capacity, Detroit Police chief James White said.
Detroit police responded to two shootings near downtown late Saturday night, after the end of the 2024 NFL draft.
Detroit Police Corporal Dan Donakowski said the department responded to a call at 10:28 p.m. in the area of Chrysler Service Drive and East Larned, just east of downtown.
“The circumstances pertaining to this incident are under investigation,” Donakowski said. “The victim is being treated at a local hospital for a non-life threatening injury.”
Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to call the Detroit Police Department’s 3rd Precinct at 313-596-1340 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.
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The department responded to a second call at 11:45 p.m. along the 1100 block of Broadway Avenue. A woman had accidentally shot herself inside of a vehicle.
“She was privately conveyed to a local hospital and is being treated for her injury,” Donakowski said.
According to Michigan Wolverines reporter Anthony Broome, the Detroit Lions are signing Michigan kicker James Turner as an undrafted free agent.
Over the weekend, the 2024 NFL Draft saw three kickers drafted—Alabama’s Will Reichard (Vikings), Stanford’s Joshua Karty (Rams), and Arkansas’ Cam Little (Jaguars)—all in the sixth round. The Lions opted to pass on the opportunity to add kicker competition in the draft, but identified Turner in the undrafted free agent market.
Turner has four years of college experience as a kicker. For the first three years at the college ranks, he was with Louisville. There he had two successful seasons sandwiching a rough one. Take a look:
- 2020: 40-of-40 on extra points (100%), 13-of-15 on field goals (86.7%), Long: 50
- 2021: 46-of-48 on extra points (95.8), 14-of-22 on field goals (63.6%), Long: 46
- 2022: 38-of-39 on extra points (97.4), 20-of-22 on field goals (90.9%), Long: 48
In that 2022 season, Turner set the Louisville program record for field goal percentage, while tying for most field goals made in a season.
In 2023, Turner entered the transfer portal and helped the Wolverines win a national championship. He converted 65-of-66 extra points, along with 18-of-21 (85.7%) on field goals, with a long of 50 yards—which he accomplished on three different occasions. In the national title game, Turner was a perfect 6-for-6 on kicks (two field goals, four extra points).
In short, Turner has been a reliable kicker from short and moderate distances, but with a college long of just 50 yards, he may not solve the Lions’ current issue of having no reliable long-distance kicker.
Turner will come in and compete with incumbent kicker Michael Badgley. Last year, Badgley initially lost out on the kicker competition before returning to the practice squad, winning the job back, and going 4-of-4 in the regular season and 3-for-3 on field goals in the postseason.
In addition to adding Turner, the Lions have also shown interest in Michigan Panthers kicker Jake Bates, who has caught the attention of NFL teams after starting the season perfect on field goals, including a pair of makes from 60+ yards. Bates cannot sign with a team until the UFL season is over in June.
To see all of the Lions’ UDFA signings, head over to our 2024 UDFA tracker.
In the end, Detroit saw Nashville’s 600,000 and raised it. By a lot.
Per the NFL, “over 775,000” attended the three-day draft. That surpasses the prior record, from 2019, by nearly 30 percent.
Next year, Green Bay gets its turn. The fact that a division rival drew so many people will surely be regarded as a challenge by Green Bay and all of Wisconsin to match or exceed it.
It feels like, somewhere, the draft will hit one million for the three days, sooner than later. It’s come a very long way from Radio City Music Hall, where the first night was magical and the second night was OK and the third day featured tons of empty seats. (I was present for each of the last five drafts held there.)
The league left in 2015 because of a scheduling conflict. The draft went to Chicago for two years and then to Philly and it will never look back.
The next time it’s in New York, it won’t be in Radio City Music Hall. And it will feature a lot more people. Hell, it might be held in Times Square, turning New Year’s Eve into a three-day affair.
Regardless, look for the draft to keep on moving. And look for it to keep on getting bigger and bigger.
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