Case Study: Detroit Piston's Van Gundy

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Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy was fined $25,000 on Monday by the NBA after saying that NBA referress are giving LeBron James favourable calls. The Pistons head coach took aim at officials in a post-match interview following Detroit’s 106-101 NBA playoff loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. "LeBron 's LeBron. They 're not going to call offensive fouls on him," Van Gundy told ESPN when asked about keeping his players from becoming emotional about officiating. "He gets to do whatever he wants. They 've got to understand that," Van Gundy added. The Pistons coach has praised the officiating in the loss while stating he believed James was lucky to escape punishment for two fouls. “Look, I thought it evened out really well,” Van