This Is Like Some Bizarre, NBA-Themed Episode of 24

We’ll be taking a break from post-Super Bowl basking with a story about stolen explosives. We’re running out of time!

Someone in metro Detroit is hauling a stolen trailer carrying about $70,000 worth of explosives meant to pump up the crowd before Pistons games.

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Loaded inside were dragons — the devices that shoot flames skyward during the starting line-up’s introductions — and concussive explosions that easily could blow off body parts. “My fear is they stole it for scrap,” said Nino De Benedetti, Band-Ayd’s president. “And when open it and find it’s this monstrous thing, they’ll just start cutting into it.”

I’ve been to a few Pistons games, and typically I have seats toward the top of the arena. There is a noticeable feeling of heat radiating, even in the uppermost levels. Those things really have a lot of power. So, there’s another thing to worry about in Detroit.