A Brief History of: The Bad Boy Detroit Pistons

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After the curtain fell on the Showtime Lakers and before Air Jordan went stratospheric, the Bad Boys reigned.

This is the story of how the Detroit Pistons became the most hated team in basketball, and ruled the NBA.

Written by Ryan Baldi, illustrated by Marco Bevilacqua.

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