Pistons Unveil Playoff Home Experience With Fan Fest, New Menus and Merch

Overview

• The Pistons, which detailed plans Wednesday, set a 6:30 p.m. Sunday home opener at Little Caesars Arena with limited first-round tickets available.
• A pregame fan fest starts at 3:30 p.m. outside the arena for Game 1, doors open at 5 p.m., the first 10,000 fans get thundersticks, all fans get a T-shirt for Game 1, and Game 2 features rally towels for all attendees.
• Detroit Street Lab at Portal 28 debuts a collaboration with local creator Eric Loves Cooking that includes a double-patty Fairway beef burger, a deli steak sandwich, Korean corn dogs and fried rice with bacon and kimchi.
• Playoff-only bites roll out across the building, including loaded fries at The Coop (Portals 18–19), a Full Court Press Sundae in a souvenir sneaker cup at The Scoop (Portals 18–19), a Playoff Running Taco at Portal 26 and Pizza Box Nachos at Portal 42.
• Postseason retail features a roster lineup tee, a caricature tee, a Nike NBA Playoff Mantra Shirt and a “Detroit Dub” shirt released only after wins, with concessions run by arena partner Delaware North.