Trade Radar · open rumor · Monday, September 21 · 1 d ago

Pistons Executive Details Battle With Lung Cancer

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Pistons executive vice president of basketball operations Michael Blackstone discusses his ongoing battle against Stage 4 lung cancer in an interview with Hunter Patterson of The Athletic. Blackstone has mostly kept the experience private since he was first diagnosed in 2023 while he was part of the front office in New Orleans, but he’s speaking […]

Confidence

44%

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Detroit Pistons

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