Detroit Pistons Fans Boo Andre Drummond at Little Caesars Arena

Andre Drummond jeered by Detroit Pistons fans at Little Caesars Arena.

John Maakaron | Oct 15, 2021

Since his time playing with the Detroit Pistons, Andre Drummond has bounced around the NBA the past few seasons, as he has played with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers.

This past offseason, he signed with the rival Philadelphia 76ers, thus pausing his heated feud with Joel Embiid.

At Little Caesars Arena on Friday evening, Pistons fans, who had not seen Drummond play since March of 2020, took several opportunities to boo the ex-Piston.

According to MLive, "Fans let out cheers and claps when Drummond missed a free throw, turned over the ball or committed a foul. There wasn’t an opportunity that fans didn’t take to let the former Pistons star know how they felt. He played through it though, notching 13 points and four rebounds by the end of the half. He made five of his seven shot attempts from the field and sank four of his five free-throw attempts."

Drummond was selected by the Pistons with the ninth overall selection in the 2012 NBA Draft.

Since joining the 76ers, head coach Doc Rivers has observed that the 28-year-old has embraced his new role with the team.

“I think it would be difficult to come in and just be a role player,” Rivers told reporters pregame. “And by the way, everybody’s a role player, other than one percenters. They really are. That’s the problem is 90% of them don’t know that yet. He’s been great. He’s been one of those guys that guys love, just been a great light."

There's a concerted effort to boo former #Pistons center Andre Drummond, who then scores on the first #Sixers possession
— Rod Beard (@detnewsRodBeard) October 15, 2021

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Published Oct 15, 2021

JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!