Pistons benchwarmer Rodney McGruder became the most-discussed player in the NBA on Saturday, but not for anything he did during his team’s blowout loss to Golden State.
McGruder got some garbage time minutes at the end of the 118–91 rout, but it was what he did after the buzzer that caused Klay Thompson and Draymond Green to trash him. As the teams filtered toward the locker room, McGruder approached the Warriors bench and said something to Golden State rookie Juan Toscano-Anderson, who was not in uniform. Thompson, who was part of the broadcast crew for the game, wasn’t impressed.