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Pistons' great Chauncey Billups won't play when BIG3 comes to Detroit

DETROIT - Detroit Pistons legend Chauncey Billups will not play when the BIG3 tips at Little Caesars Arena.

However, he will be in attendance when Ice Cube's professional 3-on-3 league plays a four-game slate in downtown Detroit beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 13.

"I'm not going to be able to play," Billups, whose No. 1 hangs in the rafters of the arena, told MLive on Thursday. "I had surgery on my knee a few months back and I'm just trying to get it right and strong.

"I'm disappointed that I won't be able to play.