{"id":132607,"date":"2025-06-28T22:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T22:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/132607\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T22:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T22:55:16","slug":"bickerstaff-blasts-officials-after-pistons-receive-5-technical-fouls-in-loss-to-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/132607\/","title":{"rendered":"Bickerstaff blasts officials after Pistons receive 5 technical fouls in loss to Thunder"},"content":{"rendered":"

DETROIT (AP) \u2014 Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff blasted the officials after Detroit was called for five technical fouls in the third quarter of a 113-107 loss<\/a> to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

During one 48-second stretch, Cade Cunningham picked up two technicals and was ejected and Dennis Schroder was also hit with a technical. Both players were assessed the fouls for arguing with the officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m disgusted by the way that game was officiated,\u201d Bickerstaff said. \u201cThe level of disrespect was above and beyond. They have a guy fall down and trip on his own teammate\u2019s foot, they review us for a hostile act. They throw an elbow to our chest and neck area, I ask to at least take a look at it (on video). … No one would take a look at it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe disrespect has gone far enough, and I\u2019m not going to allow our guys to be treated the way they were tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crew chief Brian Forte was asked by the pool reporter after the game about the technical fouls on Cunningham.<\/p>\n

\u201cCunningham was given his first technical foul for disrespectfully addressing an official with profanity,\u201d Forte said. \u201cAfter the free throw for the first technical was shot, Cade continued to use profanity toward the official and received his second technical foul and was ejected.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for Schroder, Forte said he \u201cwas given a technical foul for continuous complaining after Detroit was given a team warning in the second period.\u201d<\/p>\n

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