Dwane Casey released an open letter addressing the death of George Floyd on the Detroit Pistons' site.

Casey compared his experiences growing up in Kentucky to the outrage following Floyd's death in light of raising his son.

Towards the end of his statement, Casey calls for systemic change and a cultural shift.

Casey's full statement is below:

“Fifty-four years ago I was an eight-year-old boy living in rural Kentucky when the schools were desegregated.  I walked into a white school where I was not wanted nor welcomed.  At that time there were no cell phones to record my treatment, no cable news stations with 24/7 coverage, no social media to record the reality of the situation or offer support nor condemnation.  But I can remember exactly how I felt as an eight-year-old child.  I felt helpless.  I felt as if I was neither seen, nor heard, nor understood.  As I have watched the events unfold in the days following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a city where I coached and once called home, I see how many people continue to feel those same feelings - helpless, frustrated, invisible, angry.

I understand the outrage because it seems the list continues to grow: Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd.  The injustices continue to mount and nothing seems to be changing.

Fifty-four years later, my son is now eight years old and I look at the world he is growing up in and wonder, how much has really changed? How often is he judged on sight?  Is he growing up in a world where he is seen, and heard, and understood?  Does he feel helpless?  Will he be treated like George Floyd or Ahmaud Abrey?  What have we really done in the last 54 years to make his eight-year-old world better than mine was?  We all have to be and do better.

We have to change the way we see and hear each other.  We have to work together to find solutions to make the justice system just.  Black, white and brown people have to work together to find new answers.   The only way we can stop the systemic problems that people of color have faced all our lives is through honesty and transparency.  We have to understand why people are at their limit at this moment.  It takes empathy, in its truest form.  It takes a culture shift, it takes action.  Let’s stop the injustice now.  Let’s not allow another generation to continue to live in a world where they are treated as unequal.  Now is the time for real change.”

The Detroit Pistons have begun a search to hire a general manager to work under Ed Stefanski.

Stefanski will be work with Pistons and Palace Sports vice chairman Arn Tellem on the process.

The Pistons hired Stefanski and Dwane Casey in 2018.

Detroit fired Stan Van Gundy after the 17-18 season.

Bruce Brown said he has recovered after undergoing thumb surgery last month.

Brown added that a ligament was placed onto his thumb bone.

"If the season was to start, I'd be back. I think my time line was like six weeks," said Brown.

Brown is averaging 8.9 points this season.