The Detroit Pistons announced that the club will honor and retire the jersey for Richard Hamilton during the 2016-17 season. Hamilton will be honored during a halftime ceremony on Sunday, February 26 at 6:00 p.m. when the Pistons host the Boston Celtics at The Palace.

“Our franchise has a great legacy and it’s important to recognize the players who made our organization successful both on and off the court,” said Pistons owner Tom Gores. “Rip’s numbers speak for themselves. He was a top performer year in and year out, from the regular season through the playoffs and especially during the championship run of 2004. He was relentless on the court and equally passionate about his teammates and the community. We are excited to honor his success.”

Hamilton spent nine seasons with Detroit (2002-2011) leading the Pistons in scoring during eight of those nine seasons. He is one of just six players in Pistons’ franchise history to reach the 11,000-point plateau and one of five players to score 50-plus points in a game (51 at New York, 12/27/06). During his tenure the club made six consecutive trips to the Eastern Conference Finals (2003-2008), two trips to the NBA Finals (2004, 2005) and won the NBA Championship in 2004. Hamilton was also named an NBA All-Star in three consecutive seasons from 2005-08. In 631 games as a Piston, the Coatesville, PA native averaged 18.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game and ranks sixth in points, free throws made and field goals made, seventh in assists, minutes and three-point field goals made and 10th in games played in franchise history.

“Detroit is where I celebrated the greatest achievements in my pro basketball career and to be recognized by the organization in this way, I’m honored,” said Hamilton. “I look forward to sharing this experience with all the fans who supported me throughout my years as a Piston and look forward to celebrating in The Palace one final time. Yessirr.”

The Detroit Pistons called a team meeting following their loss on Saturday in which they dropped below .500.

Backup center Aron Baynes called the meeting and it lasted approximately 30 to 45 minutes.

"It's a dialogue about communication for everybody, to discuss how we're feeling and why we've been playing the way we've been playing and how we can get better," Tobias Harris said.

"It was good to just get everybody talking and see different opinions for what's happening. At the same time, we've got to find a way to figure it out -- to be better. That's sort of what we wanted to get across."

"Aron Baynes felt as though we needed to basically clear the air," Pistons forward Marcus Morris said. "We put a lot of stuff on the table. Everybody cleared their mind and said what they needed to say."

Stanley Johnson fell out of the Detroit Pistons' rotation earlier in the season and was even sent to the D-League to sharpen his game.

Johnson has seemingly reclaimed his spot and won the favor of Stan Van Gundy again.

"You just see where you're at," Johnson said. "It makes me hungry not being able to play, but I think the time I wasn't playing I just tried to do what I can do to get better.

"All the tough love he's given me, I kind of take it to heart and give it everyday."

Johnson has been plagued by indecisiveness and inefficiency. 

"The stuff (Stan's) been telling me -- I think going down to the D-League was really good offensively for me, just so I can get a flow back and step into shots," Johnson said. "Regardless of whether I'm playing against pre-school players or NBA players, if you step into a wide-open 3 in a game you make it. That's everywhere. It's gaining more trust from him is the next on my agenda."

The Detroit Pistons have assigned forwards Stanley Johnson and Henry Ellenson and guard Michael Gbinije to the team’s NBA Development League (D-League) affiliate, the Grand Rapids Drive.

Johnson has appeared in 21 games this season averaging 3.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 12.8 minutes per game. The eighth overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, Johnson has averaged 7.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 94 career NBA games.

Ellenson has appeared in six games this season averaging 0.8 points and 1.0 rebounds in 3.0 minutes per game. He was selected with the 18th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

Gbinije has appeared in six games this season averaging 0.7 points and 0.3 rebounds in 3.5 minutes per game. He was selected with the 49th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

Andre Drummond has been fined $15,000 for striking Charlotte Hornets center Roy Hibbert in the back of the head with an elbow.

The incident, for which Drummond was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 and ejected, occurred with 4:09 remaining in the second quarter of the Pistons’ 112-89 win over the Hornets on Nov. 29 at Spectrum Center.