On Monday night at Little Caesars Arena (no, really—that’s what it’s called), Michigan will be welcoming home two of their own as Flint native Kyle Kuzma and former Detroit Piston Kentavious Caldwell-Pope roll into town looking for a win with the Los Angeles Lakers.
The two sides haven’t seen each other since the first month of the regular season, when the Lakers beat the Pistons 113-93 at STAPLES Center. A lot has changed since then, most notably Detroit’s acquisition of five-time All-Star Blake Griffin, who spent seven of his eight years in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers.