Detroit — The billionaire owners of the Detroit Red Wings and Little Caesars Pizza are pushing back on an HBO sports show that was critical of the still-unfulfilled promises to build five new neighborhoods around Little Caesars Arena.
A segment that debuted Tuesday night on the “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel” was billed by the cable channel as a look at ”whether government officials in Michigan gave a sweetheart arena deal to the wealthy Ilitch family despite Detroit facing an $18 billion bankruptcy — the largest of any city in U.S. history.”
The Ilitch family released their response to the story/criticism from HBO Sports about the lack of District Detroit development.