There was some mild drama after the Detroit Pistons lost to the San Antonio Spurs with Ausar Thompson spending most of the second half on the bench, but coach JB Bickerstaff righted the ship last night against OKC.
The drama was more in the media than with the team, as Ausar Thompson immediately spoke about his benching and how he would use it as a learning experience, so everything was positive and no grudges were held.
There was never any real concern there would be but given coach Bickerstaff’s history of inexplicably benching Thompson, there was some understandable chatter.