DETROIT (AP) – The Detroit Pistons are helping support a former city of Detroit recreation center that’s being revived with help from Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and best-selling author Mitch Albom. The S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center is on the city’s east side and includes athletic facilities, a digital learning center, a tutoring program and a music recording studio. WXYZ-TV and WWJ-AM report Pistons owner Tom Gores on Monday announced a $600,000 pledge over six years. The basketball court will be renovated and renamed “Detroit Pistons Court.” Stafford, Albom and city officials last year announced plans to update the Lipke Recreation Center, which earlier closed in due to budget cuts. Albom is a Detroit Free Press columnist. His S.A.Y. Detroit foundation is running programs at the center and overseeing improvements to the facility.
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