On this day in 1989, the Detroit Pistons won their first NBA title in the team’s franchise history.
![Isaiah Thomas and the Detroit PIstons in 1989.](https://blacknewsandviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Isaiah-Thomas-via-Vintage-Detroit.jpg)
Magic Johnson won his titles with the Lakers. Larry Bird won his titles with the Celtics. But in 1989, a talented point guard named Isaiah Thomas and a talented Detroit Pistons team put their mark on the NBA world. The Detroit Pistons completed a finals sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA title. The team, nicknamed the Bad Boys, would go on the repeat the next season.