In June 2014, Jerry Bruckheimer announced that screenwriter David Guggenheim was working on the storyline for the sequel. In February 2011, Martin Lawrence reiterated that the film was in development. By August 2009, Columbia Pictures had hired Peter Craig to write the script for Bad Boys III. “BAAAAD BOYS, BAAAAD BOYS,” they sang, arm in arm on the bench, as the Pistons swept the Los Angeles Lakers in four games with a 105-97 victory Tuesday night to capture the NBA championship.In June 2008, Michael Bay stated that he may direct Bad Boys III, but that the greatest obstacle to the potential sequel would be the cost, as he and Will Smith demand some of the highest salaries in the film industry. The Pistons were storming the throne room, grabbing the basketball, stealing it, owning it, banking it off glass, slamming it through the rim, counting the seconds until destiny lifted her veil and gave them that long-awaited kiss, smack on the lips. In the end, there would be no denying them they wanted this more than life itself. Here's the opening excerpt from Albom's game column in the Free Press: Pistons Rewind: Remembering one of the most brutal losses in Detroit sports history The league's all-time leading scorer, then 42 years old, had just seven points on 2-for-8 shooting in his farewell. It was also the final game of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's storied NBA career.
(He injured his left hamstring late in Game 2, and played just five minutes in Game 3).
James Worthy poured in 40 points for the Lakers, who were without Magic Johnson. James Edwards scored all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter. “I have never played more intense basketball,” he said postgame, blinking champagne from his eyes. He was named series MVP, scoring 27.3 points per game on 57.6% shooting. The Pistons used a balanced attack in the 1989 series finale, with six players scoring in double-figures, as they rallied from a double-digit deficit in the first half. Joe Dumars led the way with 23 points, making 13 of 17 free throws. They scored their revenge the following year. It was a culmination of hard work, after the Pistons came as close as anyone could without winning the year before, losing in seven games to the Lakers - both Game 6 and 7 were heartbreaking losses, with the Pistons losing by a combined four points.
“I can’t describe it, I can’t,” Isiah Thomas said afterward, his face dripping champagne. That moment came 31 years ago Saturday night, at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Those were Mitch Albom's opening words from his column in the Free Press on June 14, 1989, under the headline "Not Bad, Boys!" one day after the Bad Boys Detroit Pistons became NBA champions, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers, 105-97, in Game 4 of the 1989 NBA Finals. "In the end, there would be no denying them they wanted this more than life itself."
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