— LeBron James wasn’t really in the mood for nostalgia Monday morning, as his Cavaliers were about to go through their shootaround at the new Little Caesars Arena.
Asked if he missed The Palace, he smiled and said, “I don’t know, man. It’s all good. I’m ready to play in any arena.”
James, though, said The Palace and especially those old “Going to Work” Pistons teams played a vital role in his formative years in the league.
“They definitely have a chapter in my book,” he said.
From James’ rookie season in 2003-2004, through the 2008-2009, he was 2-8 at The Palace in the regular season and 7-13 against those stingy defensive Pistons teams that featured Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace and Tayshaun Prince in the frontcourt.