Piston's coach cops $25,000 NBA fine

Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy has been fine $US25,000 for claiming superstar LeBron James gets special treatment from referees.

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Published 19 April 2016 2:30pm

Source: AAP

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The NBA has fined Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy $US25,000 for claiming superstar LeBron James gets special treatment from referees.

Speaking to ESPN immediately after his Pistons lost 106-101 to the James' Cleveland Cavaliers in game one of their first round playoffs series in Cleveland on Sunday, Van Gundy said referees were reluctant to penalise James, who "gets to do whatever he wants".

"LeBron's LeBron. They're not going to call offensive fouls on him," he said.

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