Since entering February in 1998, the hottest topic in the league is not the Lakers' two consecutive losses after 34 consecutive wins, nor the matchup between the two teams in the finals last season and the two strongest teams in the league at present, not to mention the upcoming All-Star Game on February 6, but the fight between Liu Han and the Bulls in the game on February 1.

In fact, there are often such fights and brawls in the league, and there is no shortage of incidents that cause serious consequences, such as the current head coach of the Houston Rockets Tomjanovic in the game between the Rockets and the Lakers on December 9, 1977, Tomjanovic was punched by Lakers player Kermit Washington and fainted, and afterwards Tomjanovic told the doctor that he felt a little salty in his mouth, and the doctor told him that he was tasting the taste of his brain, Later, Tomjanovic also had to retire early because of this injury. At that time, the league also set up a disciplinary committee because of Tomjanovich's incident, which was responsible for formulating rules and regulations to punish court violence, and officially the league actively combated court violence, so that after entering the 80s, the image of the NBA league gradually changed, and it became one of the top sports leagues in the United States and even the world.

Although Liu Han played a role in this incident as a leader for his teammates, his actions were widely spread because of this high-profile match, and Liu Han did not only knock out Rodman, but he also tried to continue to use violence against Rodman after knocking out Rodman, not to mention that he also knocked out Scott Pippen.

After the game, Liu Han's punishment was a foregone conclusion, but how to punish and the severity of the punishment made the league a big headache, and David Stern held a three-hour closed-door consultation with the league's disciplinary committee the day after the game.

In David Stern's view, it is necessary to punish Liu Han, but if the punishment is too harsh, it is not beneficial to the league's current established policy, which is to overturn the Bulls' dynasty, but the league's disciplinary committee has always adhered to its own decision, they believe that Liu Han's behavior is pure on-court violence, and Liu Han's strength and attitude in the fight make the disciplinary committee feel that this is a player with violent tendencies, and should be severely punished to set an example. For Rodman's punishment David Stern and the disciplinary committee's attitude is the same, for Rodman's violent foul on the court, 15 games of suspension and a $100,000 fine is a very reasonable and not light punishment, but Rodman estimates that the time to recuperate from the injury alone will reach about 15 games, his nose bone was broken by Liu Han's punch, and even if he recovers from the injury, he will have to play with a mask for a long time.

After closed-door discussions, the disciplinary committee insisted on the decision to impose severe punishment on Liu, but they also agreed that if Liu Han was willing to apologize to Rodman and Pippen in the public media, and the other party agreed, the punishment could be reduced as appropriate. David Stern put a lot of effort into Liu Han's matter, he immediately notified the Lakers management, asked Liu Han to seize the incident to apologize to Rodman and Pippen, and apologized to the public for his violence and uncoolness, as for the Bulls, David Stern believes that he can handle it.

But what the Lakers management and the league's top management did not expect was that Liu Han immediately said that he would never apologize after learning the news, and he believed that his behavior was not wrong.

Liu's tough attitude completely angered the league's disciplinary committee, and they announced the punishment notice against Liu Han before the Lakers were about to play the next game, and the two-month ban and $200,000 fine were the heaviest fines in nearly two decades, mainly because Liu's attitude and his unrepentant behavior made the league disciplinary committee angry.

Just when all these things were disturbed, Nash finally woke up, he was in a coma for forty-eight hours before finally waking up, fortunately he woke up in good condition, only a slight headache, the hospital diagnosis was also a moderate concussion, if after fifteen days of observation there is no abnormality, it can be determined that Nash's brain is not particularly damaged.

Nash was very moved after learning that Liu Han beat Rodman and Pippen for him, you know, the other party is a star who has been famous in the league for a long time, and he is much stronger than Liu Han in terms of size and experience, but Liu Han did it for his own safety, which is really very touching for Nash, who is still a nobody.

Liu Han came to the hospital to visit Nash as soon as he woke up.

"Steve, I'm so glad to hear you're awake, how do you feel now?"

"Thank you, Liu, I heard about the aftermath, I didn't know why Shaq called you a boxer at the beginning, but now I know, I have to say, those few hits are so beautiful."

"It's good if you're okay, Steve, I was really worried about you at the time, that guy (Rodman) was a scumbag, and I kind of regret that I had relented at that time." Liu Han did regret a little that he didn't directly use hooks or hooks to the guy at that time.

"Liu, seriously, you don't have to beat him up on the spot, so you will be in a lot of trouble yourself, I will be very guilty." Because of his own affairs, Liu Han fell into the trouble of being banned, and Nash was really uneasy.

"It's okay, Steve, I'll play well when I get back from injury, and I'll definitely come back in the playoffs." Liu Han seemed very relaxed about the ban, as if he didn't care at all, but Nash knew that the ban didn't just mean not being able to play, it would even involve Liu Han's personal image and even affect his endorsement contract.

Just when the league thought the incident would slowly subside, Rodman, a brainless guy, said in an interview with the Chicago Post that Liu Han tried to kill him at the time, which was a premeditated murder, and he also said that Liu Han should have gone to the boxing ring, not the sacred basketball court.

Originally, Liu Han's incident was an ordinary fight, even if the fans in Chicago hated Liu Han very much, they would never think that Liu Han would really want to kill Rodman, but after the hype of the Chicago Post, some fans and media who were already discriminatory against Liu Han's skin color began to criticize Liu Han, and some media even said that Liu Han must apologize for his behavior, otherwise he should be banned from the game all the time, or be expelled from the NBA. They said Liu Han's actions were a defilement of the sacred basketball court.

Liu Han was originally dismissive of these malicious reports and slanders, but it was not until Safina was harassed by radical fans in Chicago that Liu Han finally stood up.

"I'm not going to apologize, absolutely not, it's Rodman who really deserves to apologize, he's a scumbag, he doesn't deserve to be on the basketball court, he's desecrated basketball in my mind. As for the behavior of some radical fans, I would like to say that there is a ability to come at me, do not harass my family, I will never compromise on such behavior, I will use all means to protect my rights and the safety of my family. Liu Han expressed his attitude in an interview with the media in Los Angeles. (To be continued.) )