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Originally Posted by wanderer34
It looks like it will be a great arena, replacing the hallowed, but decrepit Joe Louis Arena. My question is will this arena also be able to host basketball games as well??? I hope so since it increases the chance of the Pistons of coming back to Downtown Detroit.
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It is being built with the capacity to host basketball games and other events, however, it could possibly be
another 10 years before the Pistons make the move downtown.
The Pistons' owner Tom Gores and Mike Illitch have a pretty loose relationship and there doesn't seem to be any urgency to strengthen ties so the likelihood of sharing an arena doesn't seem too great as of this moment (at least not publicly). Gores wants to maximize the use of the Palace before making any decisions. Though I imagine if he waits too long, any new stadium would be a little ways outside of the downtown core assuming how much new development will probably occur in the coming years.
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