First it was Big Ben’s number three. Next came Mr. Big Shot himself. Now it will be The Mask’s turn to see his number 32 jersey raised to the rafters.
Hamilton, the Detroit Pistons all-time leader in playoff scoring, becomes the player of the Pistons’ last championship team to see his number retired.
Detroit Free Press writer Vincent Ellis was first to report this back in February (so this shouldn’t shock anyone), but a date had not been set at the time.
That is no longer the case.
#Pistons announce they will retire Rip Hamilton’s jersey on Feb.