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The Zoo Crew will be featured on 'NBA Access' this Saturday at 1 p.m. on ABC affiliates.
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‘NBA Access’ show to air segment on Pistons’ rebuilt bench, McDyess
Zoo Crew: All Access
by Keith Langlois

The Zoo Crew is taking its act national. The Pistons’ reconstituted bench will be featured on “NBA Access” on Saturday as host Ahmad Rashad shows the country what Pistons fans have come to know about the new cast of players providing relief for the NBA’s best starting five.

The show – scheduled to air on ABC affiliates at 1 p.m. – goes behind the scenes with the Eastern Conference’s top two teams, the Pistons and Celtics, during the week they squared off against each other for the final time during the regular season.

Video crews spent a few days following Jason Maxiell, Amir Johnson, Jarvis Hayes, Rodney Stuckey and Arron Afflalo around at practice and during a Pistons home game recently and got lots of good footage and interviews.

The story focuses on their development and the emphasis Pistons president Joe Dumars put on building a strong bench for the playoffs after last year’s team saw fatigue run them down in the conference finals.

The show also will tell the story of Antonio McDyess’ rise from tiny Quitman, Miss., to NBA stardom to rebuilding his career after suffering three devastating knee injuries that cost him most of three consecutive seasons before he came to the Pistons in 2004.

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