MUST SEE: Pistons owner Tom Gores was very….spirited

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Oh, to be a billionaire. Private jets, mansions, owning an NBA team…and limitless beverage service courtside.

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores made a rare appearance at a game of the team that he owns, but his presence was appropriate considering the franchise altering trade his team just completed for five-time All Star Blake Griffin.

On the sidelines, let’s just say that Gores looked like he’d been raising several glasses to toast the new look team.

https://twitter.com/Tom_Brenner/status/959251540937707520

Gores must have wanted Pistons fans to remember his rare appearance at a game – it’ll certainly be hard to forget after that!

The Pistons defeated the Memphis Grizzlies by a 104-102 final in Griffin’s debut.

BONUS CONTENT: BLAKE GRIFFIN TALKS ABOUT COMING TO DETROIT 

The Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Clippers set the NBA and Twitter worlds on fire Tuesday night when they agreed to a swap for All-Star Power Forward Blake Griffin. It was a move that many believed the Pistons were gambling on, having sent two players and a handful of draft picks to L.A. for Griffin.

Griffin was not in Detroit for the Pistons 125-114 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday night, but he arrived via plane to Motown later that evening. Upon touch-down, he was greeted by some reporters that asked about coming to Detroit. Here’s what he had to say:

“This franchise, you know, has a history of tough, hard-working teams, that’s how I was raised, that’s my principle, so being here is an awesome opportunity.

Being in the League, now, seven years…I’ve been fortunate to play with a lot of really good players and learn from them, so hopefully, a little of veteran leadership, steering this team in the right direction, helping lay the foudation, helping the young guys, and just fitting in and doing as much as I can. 

We’re going to be a hard-nosed team, we’re going to play really really hard, and I’m incredibly excited. I love this fan base, the engergy has been awesome, already, in just 24 hours. So, I’m super excited to be here and ready to be at that first game.”

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