The Detroit News reported that five players skipped the Pistons' shootaround on Friday morning.

Both the News and the Detroit Free-Press reported the incident as an organized attempt by the team's veteran to voice their displeasure with coach John Kuester.

Marc Stein of ESPN.com writes that the Pistons may have a new coach as early as next week.

They have roughly 20 games left and are still within striking distance of the 8th seed in the East.