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The Michigan men's basketball team attended the Pistons' playoff game, bringing their national championship trophy. They aimed to support the Pistons in Game 2 against the Orlando Magic.
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Entering Wednesday night, none of the building's full-time tenants had won a playoff game at Little Caesars Arena. The Pistons have been skunked and the Red Wings, well, they have yet to even play a playoff game at LCA.
The Michigan men's basketball team perhaps was trying to provide some good juju for the Pistons in Game 2 of their first-round series against the Orlando Magic.
Members of the Michigan team, fresh off winning the program's second national championship earlier this month, were in attendance for the Pistons' playoff game, and they brought along their national-championship trophy.
Members of the Michigan men's basketball team, including head coach Dusty May, attend the Pistons playoff game Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
Michigan head coach Dusty May and many of the players were in attendance, including star players Yaxel Lendeborg and Elliot Cadeau, who was the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament.
The team, set up in a courtside suite, was introduced to the LCA crowd during an early break in Game 2.
The Pistons, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, were looking to bounce back from their 112-101 Game 1 loss to the Magic, the No. 8 seed. The Pistons were 0-6 in playoff games at LCA entering Wednesday. Little Caesars Arena opened in 2017.
The Michigan men's basketball team attended to support the Pistons and bring good luck after winning their national championship.
Game 2 was crucial as it was the Pistons' first playoff game at Little Caesars Arena, where they had not yet won a game.
The head coach of the Michigan men's basketball team is Dusty May.
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Other notable folks in attendance for Wednesday night's game included Lions quarterback Jared Goff, former Detroit mayor and NBA legend David Bing, Michigan Fab Fiver Jalen Rose and Pistons superfan Tom Hur.
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Detroit Pistons cheered on by Michigan basketball champs, Jared Goff