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Ex-Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy to join ESPN as studio analyst

Ann Arbor — Stan Van Gundy is back in the NBA.

Van Gundy, who was the Pistons coach and team president for four years before being fired in May, will be joining ESPN as a studio analyst, he confirmed to The Detroit News on Friday. The New York Post first reported Van Gundy’s agreement with ESPN.

In his coaching career, Van Gundy had an often-contentious relationship with the network, including last season, when he threatened to pull back from some of his media obligations for a Pistons game on ESPN.

The kerfuffle started when ESPN.