Pistons fan 'goes viral' for loud shirts and heckling players

Detroit — Aaron Hollis remembers his dad taking him to Pistons games at The Palace decades ago.

Then when he was an adult, Hollis, 40, bought his own tickets, where he saw 2004 team make it all the way. This year’s team is different, but Hollis said he believes they will make it to – and win – the finals.

“I’ve seen all the different eras,” Hollis said. “I do remember the 'Bad Boys,’ and the eras are all unique. But I think some of today’s guys can play back then too, and I don’t say that loosely.”

Hollis often finds himself on the Jumbotron for his "crazy" shirts. At Tuesday night’s game, he wore a bright blue shirt covered in Scooby Doo heads.

The Pistons have taken notice of Hollis’ outfits, too. Last year, he won the annual Detroit Pistons Swag Contest, presented by Hutch's Jewelry. Around his neck he wore his prize, a custom chain with a massive 313 on it.

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Pistons fan Aaron Hollis watches the game during the fourth quarter of game one of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Detroit Pistons and the Cleveland Cavaliers, at Little Caesars Arena, in Detroit, May 5, 2026.

But Hollis is known at games for another reason. He sits behind the basket and tries to, in his words, “upset” players on the opposing teams trying to make free throws. Hollis said he’s learned how to annoy the opponents without breaking the NBA's code of conduct and has gone viral a couple times for the reactions he gets.

“I went viral several times this season from superstar players freaking out on me on a hot mic, but I’m mostly just telling them what’s really going on,” Hollis said. “Like if they didn’t get fouled, I tell them that. And then hopefully it annoys them enough to miss a free throw.”