Chris Iott: Ben Wallace will return to Detroit Pistons next season

Detroit Pistons beat writer Chris Iott for MLive.com tweeted tonight Ben Wallace will return next season:

"@PistonPowered That rumor is not worth much. Ben Wallace will be back next season. I promise."

Iott’s tweet came in response to my linking of this post, which said a friend of a former babysitter to Ben Wallace’s family heard Wallace will retire.

Iott responded to my inquiry whether he meant Wallace will return to the NBA or the Pistons:

"@PistonPowered Back with the Pistons."

Update: Iott is backtracking slightly:

"@PistonPowered I guess I shouldn’t "promise" he will be back. But I would be willing to bet your life savings."

This probably means Wallace will be back, but it’s not quite the promise Iott made earlier in the night. I’d be a lot more confident if he was willing to bet his own life savings instead of mine. Not really sure how much Iott would regret losing my money.