BEN WALLACE RUMORS & GOSSIP
Ben Wallace says he's retiring after this season
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Ben Wallace insists this is his last season -- without a doubt.
The Detroit veteran says he is looking forward to spending time with his family. The 37-year-old Wallace decided to come back for 2011-12, his 16th season in the NBA. He's now tied with Avery Johnson for the most games played by an undrafted player since the NBA-ABA merger, and Wallace can...
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11 hours ago
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Detroit F Ben Wallace to retire after 2012 season
It was rumored in recent weeks that Detroit Pistons forward Ben Wallace may step away from professional basketball.
Today, it was made official.
According to this Associated Press report, Wallace plans to hang up his sneakers after the 2012 Pistons season to spend more time with his family and focus on interests away from the game.
At 37, Wallace is in the midst of...
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12 hours ago
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Ben Wallace to retire after season
Ben Wallace insists this is his last season - without a doubt.
The Detroit veteran says he is looking forward to spending time with his family. The 37-year-old Wallace decided to come back for 2011-12, his 16th season in the NBA. He's now tied with Avery Johnson for the most games played by an undrafted player since the NBA-ABA merger, and Wallace can break that mark Tuesday...
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12 hours ago
Pistons rout Nets for fourth straight victory
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- How well are things going for the Pistons right now?
Ben Wallace even made it to the free-throw line Friday night.
Wallace missed both shots -- his first attempts of the season -- but it didn't really matter because the Pistons beat the New Jersey Nets, 109-92.
Detroit, which led by as many as 30, has now won four straight after a 4-20 start to the...
Via Fox Sports Detroit
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3 days ago
Pistons C Wallace confirms this is last season
Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace confirmed he will return after the season.Wallace said he made the decision to make his 16th season his last two years ago.The 6-foot-9 center is in his second stint with the Pistons, rejoining the team in 2009. He had played six seasons with Detroit from 2000-06.Wallace, 37, is a four-time Defensive Player of the Year and two-time rebounding champion.
Via Pro Sports Daily
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January 08, 2012
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January 08, 2012
Pistons C Wallace sentenced to probation
Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace was sentenced to one year or probation on charges of drunken driving and gun possession.
The charges stemmed from a traffic stop on Sept. 24, when Wallace was arrested after his vehicle was stopped in Bloomfield Township, Mich.
Wallace's blood-alcohol level was 0.14, and an unloaded gun registered to his wife was found in a backpack in...
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December 13, 2011
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December 13, 2011
Ben Wallace gets probation for DUI, gun charges
Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace was sentenced Tuesday to a year of probation but avoided jail time on drunken driving and gun possession charges that stemmed from a September traffic stop in suburban Detroit.
Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Shalina Kumar also sentenced Wallace to 30 hours of community service.
Assistant Prosecutor Robert Novey didn't ask for jail time...
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December 13, 2011
POLICE BLOTTER
Ben Wallace facing weapons charges
The Pistons center is looking down the barrel of a five-year felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon after police discovered an unloaded pistol in his car after he was pulled over for suspicion of drunk driving in Michigan.
Via It's Always Sunny in Detroit
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September 29, 2011
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September 29, 2011
Defense will never rest for Ben Wallace
It looks like those Wallace & Wallace signs from right when Rasheed was traded to Detroit were on to something. While Pistons fans were just excited to have another beast patrolling the paint and enjoying the law firm-esque W&W monkier, it seems Ben Wallace has criminal justice near and dear to his heart.
And once he’s done defending the paint for evildoers all over...
Via Life on Dumars
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November 17, 2010
Have we seen the last of Ben Wallace?
Ben Wallace returned to the Pistons with little more than mentoring responsibilities expected of him. From day one he gave the team more than they could have ever bargained for, and at a bargain price no less. Upon signing his one year deal they said Ben figured to be the 5th big man in the rotation but on opening night he was the starting center.
After a couple of seasons plagued...
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March 26, 2010
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