Detroit Pistons take subway to game due to gridlock at New York City Marathon

The Detroit Pistons simply commuted to work like any New Yorker—by subway.

On Sunday, November 3, basketball The team traveled to the New York City subway for a 3:30 pm game at the Barclays Center against the Brooklyn Nets, all due to a huge gridlock caused by New York Marathon.

The team’s official Instagram account shared videos and photos from their exciting journey as the NBA players boarded the Line 3 train. “The New York Marathon made us deviate…” Instagram The video caption has been read.

The clip showed the team walking among other people and the athletes eventually getting off the train, having to dive over the threshold of the subway.

Another mail showed the team huddled on subway benches, “driving up to the Barclays Center, New York style.” The Pistons also shared a selfie while waiting on the subway platform. X (formerly Twitter).

Fans were surprised that the basketball team took advantage of the city’s public transportation system. “Classic! Welcome to New York!!!! ,” one person wrote. “Fun only in New York,” said another, while a third fan noted that the team “got a real New York experience! .”

The New York City Marathon, which attracted more than 50,000 participants from around the world this year, closed many main directions in all five boroughs, which likely impacted the Pistons’ planned route to the Brooklyn game.

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The Pistons won the game against the Nets 106–92, leading fans to call for the team to use public transportation at all of its games. “The subway should probably become a pre-game ritual ” one fan wrote.

The Pistons are unbeatable on the New York subway. another joked. The Pistons won: “Detroit urgently needs a subway” the third said.

Athletic predicted in October that the Pistons, a historically underperforming team, would “exceed expectations” this upcoming season. They haven’t won a playoff game since 2008 and have made the playoffs only three times in the last 15 years.

Train 3 could change that.