PISTONS HAVE CASHED IN ON BAD BOYS IMAGE
https://www.deseret.com/1989/6/6/18810167/pistons-have-cashed-in-on-bad-boys-image By Deseret News Jun 6, 1989 Kurt Kragthorpe, Sports Writer Detroit's Bad Boys take the floor tonight against the Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, which offered us this curious role-playing Monday afternoon in the Palace. Let me get this straight: A.C. Green was a soft-spoken Good Guy? Kurt Rambis was interviewing the Bad Boys ? Bill Laimbeer was talking about real acting? "I understand we're in the entertainment business," the Pistons center was saying. "We wear the black hats. It's like pro wrestling." The only difference is the Pistons have moved out of the Silverdome, where a crowd of more than 90,000 once gathered for Wrestlemania. Nothing is escaping Laker Coach Pat Riley, one of sports' greatest pregame speakers, always looking for a motivational angle. An unauthorized glance at the game plan in Riley's hands during the interview session revealed that h
