AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – For the most part, he tries to laugh it off. Whenever veteran forward Metta World Peace enters the Palace of Auburn Hills he cracks wise. “A lot of history here,” he might say.
“I’ll just say that to one of the guys,” World Peace said. “Like a little joke.”
World Peace was inactive for Wednesday’s game against the Pistons, so he watched from behind the bench in his final appearance at the Palace. After playing in the arena since 1988, including the 1989 and 2004 Finals against the Lakers, the Pistons will move to a new downtown home next season.