In Michigan, people know the key to any successful basketball team is a tough and gritty, but talented big man. Rick Mahorn, ...

The Los Angeles Sparks acquired WNBA star Kelsey Plum as part of a three-team trade late last week. Plum played all of ...

The WNBA's trademark application for "Detroit Shock" suggests Detroit as a leading contender for a new team, with a bid led ...

Gores bought the Pistons in 2011. Bill Laimbeer was the Detroit Shock head coach for the title-winning seasons in 2003, 2006 and 2008, Rick Mahorn joined as an assistant in 2005; the two won the NBA ...

After owner Bill Davidson died in 2009 ... The Shock in 2002 finished 9-23, a league worst, with Laimbeer taking over midseason. Then in a meteoric rise, they went 25-9 in 2003 for the best ...

They went from worst in the league to winning the 2003 title behind head coach Bill Laimbeer, a two-time NBA champion center ...

They went from worst in the league to winning the 2003 title behind head coach Bill Laimbeer, a two-time NBA champion center with Pistons. However, the club was sold and moved to Tulsa for the ...