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Pistons lose starters Duren, Thompson in win over Heat
Detroit improved to two and oh with the win over Miami, though the status of both starters is now the question; the Pistons will wait on word.
Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Chip Darnell on this story, from Late Night BBN at 11:32 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Pistons lose starters Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson to injuries in win over Heat”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 11:32 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Chip Darnell.
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Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe Detroit Pistons are on their way to a two and oh start, but they may have lost two starters along the way, Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson, who both went down with injuries in the win over Miami.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIs two and oh good? I'm asking for a friend who thinks it's a tennis score.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt's the best record you can have, Chip. Now let's go around the league, live games first.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHouston leads San Antonio seventy-eight to sixty-nine with three fifty-five left in the third.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNew Orleans is up on Utah ninety to eighty-six after three quarters.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe Clippers lead the Lakers sixty-nine to sixty-six with ten seventeen left in the third, and Memphis is up on Golden State sixty to fifty-six at the half.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLakers and Clippers share a building, so who's the home team? Do they flip a coin or a pizza?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIn hockey, Colorado leads Tampa Bay five to two with fifteen ten left in the third.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorFinal in the NBA, Chicago beat Milwaukee one thirty-two to one twenty-five, and Boston edged New York one oh seven to one oh three.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA hundred and thirty-two points. That's a free buffet of offense, and nobody even asked for seconds.
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