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J.B. Bickerstaff is not holding back after Detroit's Game four loss to Cleveland. The Pistons coach called the free throw disparity between the two teams flat out unacceptable, and when a coach goes on record with language that direct in the playoffs, you know the frustration in that locker room is running deep. The Cavaliers are one step closer to moving on.
Meanwhile in Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is saying something that would have sounded wild a month ago — that Ajay Mitchell might just be the Thunder's best player this series. High praise from your franchise cornerstone, but Mitchell has backed it up night after night, and SGA put it perfectly: it's all coming together before the world's eyes. The Thunder are rolling.
And the biggest question hanging over the entire league right now — what does LeBron James do next? The forty-one year old is a free agent, and nothing is off the table. A Lakers return is possible, a move elsewhere is possible, and for the first time in a long time, so is retirement. The conversation alone shifts the gravity of the entire offseason.
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