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Might Ilitchtown Attract a Notable Tenant -- The Pistons?

July 22, 2014, 8:22 AM

Could the Detroit Pistons leave the Palace of Auburn Hills to play at the new Detroit Red Wings arena in downtown Detroit?

The answer: Maybe, if it made sense, Bill Shea reports in Crain's Detroit Business.

The owners of the teams and their associated entertainment organizations are business rivals, but on the Pistons' end, it's at least a theoretical possibility.

Mark Barnhill, a spokesman and principal at owner Tom Gores' Los Angeles-based Platinum Equity LCC, told Shea: "We would never close the door on alternatives if they made good sense for our fans, for our team, for our business and for Michigan."
 


Read more:  Crain's Detroit Business


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