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Pistons Retire Billups’ Jersey in Halftime Ceremony

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Updated 2 years ago on October 15, 2021 • 1 min read

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Moments before his jersey went up to the rafters, Chauncey Billups spoke to the crowd about the night the Detroit Pistons wrapped up the 2004 NBA title by routing the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the Finals.

Billups was the most valuable player in the Finals that year, and he had his No. 1 jersey retired by the Pistons on Wednesday night at halftime of their game against Denver.

Source: NBA.com/Pistons

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