Dwight Howard Piles Misery on Detroit Pistons With Direct Jab at Unfortunate NBA Record

Making NBA history is a great deal typically. Usually. Generally. Well, the cat’s out of the bag. For the Detroit Pistons, nothing could be worse than making NBA history. A team that began its season on a positive note, with key offseason moves to boot is now staring at the bad side of history. Unfortunately, their plight continues to get worse. As a result, even former NBA veterans like Dwight Howard are having easy fun at their expense.

Taking to X, Howard would bring out the old NFL motto. How ’bout them Cowboys is a statement perhaps every American has heard. However, Howard would use the same adage to his advantage. While usually a bold proclamation, Dwight would intentionally go for a softer “exclamation”.

“How bout them pistons”. It is, after all, one of the unfortunate truths of the current NBA season. But, just how bad of a state are the Pistons in currently? Where, does their historic losing streak, and season, rank all-time?

Firstly, we look at the easier discussion. Due to the magnitude of the moment, much has been made of the losing streak for Detroit. Especially, after a loss to the severely underhanded Utah Jazz, Detroit was at 25 straight losses, including riots. Now, the number is up to 26.

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That ranks as the largest losing streak in NBA history. The next would give Motor City sole possession of the top spot. However, there is still a long way to go before the team reaches the sniffing distance of the actual worst record in the NBA.

That distinction requires some calculations, though.

How far are the Dwight Howard mocked Detroit Pistons from the worst kind of NBA history?

While he’s thankfully no longer their owner, Michael Jordan does have that record to his name too. The Charlotte Bobcats of 2011-12 hold the distinction for the worst record in NBA history. In a lockout season famous for a Miami Heat comeback, the season had just 66 games.

After LeBron James had an epic meltdown the previous year, the entire association had their sights on Miami. But, under the radar, was the atrocious season from Charlotte. Through the course of the year, the team would tally just 7 wins, finishing with a 7-59 record. Over a full 82-game season, that would amount to 9 or 10 games.

At their current pace, the Pistons would notch 6 wins in the year. Could Dwight Howards’ mocking turn their year around? Or, is it a sign of things to come?

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