NBA / May 20, 2008 / 10:34 am

How the Bad Boys Got Their Name

DetroitBadBoys.com has a link to an interesting story in the Detroit Free Press today outlining the birth of the “Bad Boys” nickname. The nickname A) came directly from the NBA and B) was originally born out of Detroit’s rivalry with Larry Bird’s Celtics.

Check it out HERE.

3 Responses to “How the Bad Boys Got Their Name”

  1. GEE...My knee bone's connected to my hardy-har-har-har says:

    Interesting but I love the part about the wooden stake even more.

    Kill the devil son …kill the devil lol.

  2. Jeffrey says:

    VERY, VERY INTERESTING!!!

  3. DO says:

    as a pistons fan, i remember those series.
    and that explains why the pistons walked off the court when losing to chicago.

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