Correctly known as a sub-retinal implant, it entails a microchip comprising some 1, 500 light sensors that are attached underneath the retina, thus replacing some of the lost receptors.
It's never a good thing to be under . 500 against sub-. 500 teams, so please excuse Coach Phil Jackson when the topic of a breezy couple of weeks is brought up.
The thing is, Detroit has never looked friendlier. Even though the Lakers haven't won there since 2002 (and lost three NBA Finals games there in 2004), the Pistons are sub-. 500 and faltering.