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The Detroit Pistons have an over-the-air broadcast carrier link for the first time since the NBA season of 2007–08. The team announced on Thursday that TV-20 Detroit (WMYD) will air five of its remaining games as part of an agreement with Scripps Sports.
The Pistons’ game against the Memphis Grizzlies on April 1st will be the first to be televised under the new agreement. The games against the Philadelphia 76ers on April 9, the Chicago Bulls on April 11, the Dallas Mavericks on April 12, and the San Antonio Spurs on April 14 are the ones that will still air. The games will also be broadcast on Bally Sports Detroit in addition to airing on TV-20 Detroit.
Richard Haddad, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Pistons, stated, “This is a great opportunity to give more fans a way to watch our games as we end the 2023–24 season and build momentum towards the offseason and beyond.” “We express our gratitude to Bally Sports Detroit for its ongoing collaboration and outstanding production, as well as to Scripps Sports and TV-20 for providing some of the April broadcasts to an online viewership.”
The announcement states that the games were made available for over-the-air broadcast as a condition of the NBA’s contract with Bally Sports Detroit’s owner, Diamond Sports Group.
TV-20 Detroit will use the Bally Sports Detroit production staff in addition to the George Blaha and Greg Kelser on-air lineup for this five-game slate. Furthermore, the courtside reporting will be handled by Natalie Kerwin or Johnny Kane.
“Our objective is consistently to assist teams and leagues in expanding their fan bases by offering increased accessibility to games via our broadcast channels,” stated Brian Lawlor, president of Scripps Sports. “We are grateful to the Pistons for their cooperation in allowing TV-20 Detroit to broadcast these games for free.”
The last time the Pistons were considered a title contender was during the 2007–08 season, which also happened to be the last time the team was shown on broadcast television. That season, which was the last in which the team won at least 45 games in a season, saw the ball club finish 59-23 under former coach Flip Saunders and then-president of basketball operations Joe Dumars.
The Boston Celtics, the top-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, defeated the Pistons in six games during the conference finals. The Pistons finished second in the conference.
At 12-61, the Pistons currently own the worst record in the NBA.
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