'Nobody wants this kind of thing attached to them' - Detroit Pistons set NBA record with 27th loss in a row

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 21: Collin Sexton #2 of the Utah Jazz looks to drive against Isaiah Livers #12 of the Detroit Pistons during the second half at Little Caesars Arena on December 21, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. Utah won the game 119-111. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

The Detroit Pistons have made NBA history, becoming the league’s first team to lose 27 straight games in a season, falling 118-112 to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.

“Is it heavy? Yeah, I would imagine for everybody it is,” said Pistons first-year coach Monty Williams, a former NBA coach of the year. “Nobody wants this kind of thing attached to them.