"Saturday Night Live" took a shot at the 1990 Detroit Pistons last night in its cold open.
Kate McKinnon led with her impression of the Fox News' host Laura Ingraham, spoofing their coverage of the migrant caravan headed for the U.S. border.
"And who is in this caravan?" asks Ingraham (McKinnon).
"Everyone you have ever seen in your nightmares, Laura," says Judge Jeanine Pirro (played by Cecily Strong). "It’s got Guatemalans, Mexicans, ISIS, the Menendez brothers, the 1990 Detroit Pistons, Thanos and several babadooks."
Ouch.
Those Pistons, coached by Chuck Daly, featured Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer and Dennis Rodman.
The team, dubbed the "Bad Boys" for their physical defensive play, won their second straight NBA title.
This week's "SNL" was the rare episode that didn't feature Alec Baldwin as President Trump in its cold open — perhaps because the actor was arrested Friday after he allegedly punched a man on the streets of New York in a dispute over a parking spot.
"SNL" continued to stir controversy in the episode.
Pete Davidson is catching some heat for mocking a former Navy SEAL turned congressional candidate who lost his eye in war.
The newly single Davidson stopped by the "Weekend Update" desk to offer his "first impressions" on several "gross" candidates running for office in the midterm elections.
After cracking jokes about Florida Gov. Rick Scott and U.S. Rep. Peter King (New York), Davidson took aim at Republican Dan Crenshaw.
The war veteran responded to Davidson's comments on Sunday.
Jonah Hill was the guest host and Maggie Rogers was the musical guest.
USA Today contributed to this story.
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