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Draymond Green: I Hope all my Michiganders getting out and vote today!! Governor Whitmer and SOS Jocelyn Benson we need to make sure we keep in the position doing the great work!!
Rod Beard: I'm hearing from a league source that the #Pistons will not reopen their practice facility early, even with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's revised executive order to reopen gyms and athletic practices. Their target date remains June 12.
Rod Beard: The #Pistons, #Warriors and #Spurs are the only teams who have not resumed voluntary team workouts at their practice facilities. The #Pistons have said that they will not reopen their facility until Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's executive order expires on June 12.
The Pistons join the rest of the NBA in awaiting further instruction from state officials. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently extended Michigan’s stay-at-home order through May 28. Until then, at least, the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center will remain closed. Michigan is in phase three in its six-phase “Safe Start” plan to reopening the economy. Gatherings remain banned, and gyms are still categorized as non-essential.
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Currently, there’s no guarantee from Whitmer that the state will ease restrictions on May 29. It also isn’t immediately clear how that phase will impact the Pistons. “There’s a set of guidelines, we’ll follow them to the T and we’ll be very cautious for both the player and the staff,” Pistons senior advisor Ed Stefanski told the Free Press. “But … it’ll be a slow process. We’re waiting for the state of Michigan to allow us. We’re not doing anything until then.”
As players and various team personnel underwent self-quarantine, the team began to seek out ways it could aid the fight against the pandemic. Since the NBA’s suspension, the Pistons have been in contact with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Detroit mayor Mike Duggan, health officials and various philanthropic groups to receive guidance on how to proceed.
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