Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy didn't even wait until halftime of Game 1 of his team's first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers to complain about the officiating. As a result, the NBA fined him Monday.
According to David Mayo of MLive Media Group, the league fined Van Gundy $25,000 "for public criticism of officials in [his] ABC interview with Lisa Salters during Game 1."
The Cavaliers escaped Sunday with a 106-101 victory after the No. 8-seeded Pistons hung around until the final moments. In between the first and second quarters, Van Gundy suggested the officials were letting Cleveland superstar LeBron James get away with more than other players:
James may not be able to do whatever he wants when it comes to breaking the rules, but it seemed as though he could do whatever he wanted against Detroit in Game 1.
He finished with 22 points, 11 assists and six rebounds and controlled the contest's critical moments as the Cavs' primary distributor. He had the ball in his hands down the stretch of what could have been anyone's game, and Cleveland won the fourth quarter 30-23.< ...
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