Detroit Pistons fans ditch free T-shirts, show off their playoff swag
Pistons fans aren't known for wearing free T-shirt handouts in the NBA playoffs. They make fashion statements: "We show up and we show out."
Flaunting everything from blinged-out Detroit jackets and buffs to 313 chains and hats, Detroit Pistons fans entered Little Caesars Arena with confidence ahead of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, May 7. Pistons fans aren’t known for wearing free T-shirt handouts. They put fashion at the forefront when supporting their team, whether it's customizing a thrifted jacket, sporting a lucky bright blue wig or sparkling in their chains.
“We show up and show out,” said Detroiter Nick Bondarek, 53, who wore a custom No. 72 jersey with “Superfly” on the back. “T-shirts are for washing cars, you know what I mean?
I have a $200 jersey. I’m not going to cover it up with a free T-shirt. ” Bondarek and his fiancé, Shay Magnes, 45, wore hats and Detroit chains.
Magnes wore a blue jersey and pink skirt and hat, saying her outfit was inspired by shoes worn by Pistons center Jalen Duren. “We want represent our own style, and it is a fashion show,” she said. Hawa Hoff, 51, of Detroit, sported “the dopest jacket in the city” made by G.