DETROIT (AP) 鈥� Pistons games will be available on local television next season for the first time since 2005 as part of a multiyear deal with Scripps Sports.
The Pistons were one of 13 NBA teams looking for a new home because Main Street Sports is shutting down. Detroit is the first NBA franchise to partner with Scripps, which has the rights to five NHL teams, a WNBA franchise and a National Women’s Soccer League squad.
WMYD-TV in Detroit will be the local broadcast home. Scripps also owns stations in Grand Rapids and Lansing. The team and Scripps also announced plans for direct-to-consumer streaming.
The Tigers and Red Wings have partnered with Major League Baseball for their local rights.
鈥淥ver-the-air broadcasting has proven to be one of the most powerful ways to connect sports teams with their fans,鈥� Scripps Sports president Brian Lawlor said in a statement. 鈥淎s we are seeing right now, the fandom around the Pistons is high and every fan deserves to have access to Detroit Pistons games.鈥�
The Pistons finished as the top seed in the Eastern Conference in the regular season and are currently playing a conference semifinal series against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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