It may be time for the term "Hack-A-Shaq" to become "Hack-A-Drummond" after Pistons star Andre Drummond was victim to a whole new level of intentional fouling of poor shooters on Wednesday.
The Rockets sent Drummond to the free-throw line a franchise-record 36 times during the Pistons' 123-114 win. Twenty-one of those were on intentional fouls, and Drummond, who is shooting 35 percent from the charity stripe this season, missed an NBA-record 23 of his attempts.
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The Rockets had K.J. McDaniels use five of his fouls against Drummond in the first 10 seconds of the second half. At one point, Drummond was sent to the line 12 straight times in the opening 2:30 of the third quarter.
https://t.co/j4Rsq6UopV Rockets resort to hack-a-Drummond at the start of the 3Q down just 10. KJ Mcdaniels was the sacrificial lamb
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Drummond finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds on 2-of-4 shooting from the field and that 13-of-36 shooting from the line.