637. Feeling deceived by feelings
Returning to Atlanta from New Jersey, Liu Mang followed his teammates and was warmly welcomed by Hawks fans at the airport.
Although there was some friction in the game with the Nets, the Hawks players did not coerce, did not suffer, and won the game, and the Hawks fans did not blame their own team for the players fighting each other, but were very excited that their team had this kind of "blood".
Of course, fighting is always bad, and that's why the Eagles' own fans support their own team so much, and except for the Hawks, the local media also uses relatively positive words to guide the public opinion of local fans, which is different in other places.
In any case, fighting is a bad behavior, and the league is furious, as the two teams that may be the strongest in the East, there was a fight and brawl in the national live broadcast, compared to Liu Mang's rookie season The poor version of the Auburn Hills Palace incident, this time the East final opponent's game in the past two years is obviously more concerned, and the negative impact is higher, and the punishment comes faster and more severely.
On the morning of the Eagles' return to Atlanta, the league's penalty came out.
Liu Mang and Kidd are okay, although they elbow each other, but they didn't really fight, and the ban also depends on the person, Liu Mang and Kidd are both balloon stars, especially Liu Mang has exploded recently, and they are already the first in the scoring list, Liu Mang was banned for two games and fined 20,000 US dollars, and Kidd was banned for one game and fined 10,000 US dollars.
Who told Liu Mang to react too violently, and directly knocked Kidd to the ground, it seems that Liu Mang's actions are more rough, Liu Mang's punishment is more serious, plus the penalty is a little more, and the ban is a little less, which looks severe.
Kwame Brown was not suspended, received a stern warning from the league, and was fined five thousand dollars.
Stockton and Jason Terry, Richard Jefferson, Rodney Rodgers and others also received warnings and were all fined $3,000.
Barnes was banned for four games and fined 20,000 US dollars, and he also did it, just because of his violent temper, how can he watch when he fights, people's eyes are on Rashid Wallace and Kenyon Martin, he directly gave Jason Collins who wanted to pull the frame to a hug, Jason Collins is so gentle and alone, and the former Rockets famous coach Tom Janovic is as unlucky, just wanted to pull the fight, he was hugged and fell, but fortunately, it was okay, Barnes knew that he had hit the wrong person after the game and went to Jason Collins to apologize.
Kittels, who was banned for two games and fined $10,000, went to fight Barnes after Barnes took Jason Collins, and both gave each other a punch before being pulled away.
In all the videos studied by the league, there are clear actions that are banned, and there are strong conflicts, they are all warned.
The punishment of these people is considered light, and the two guys who really fight are the most severely punished! It can be said that the harshest punishment since Sprewell locked the throat of the head coach.
Rashid Wallace and Kenyon Martin were the protagonists of the real brawl in the back, and Rashid Wallace was banned for 10 games and fined 50,000 US dollars.
Kenyon Martin was even worse, with a 15-match ban and a $50,000 fine.
Both of these are players with a very bad reputation, and they are used as examples!
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Fighting is cool for a while......
The Hawks players were immediately taken back to the arena by the coaching staff as soon as they returned to Atlanta in the morning, and then scolded again by owner Price and head coach Ron Kruger.
Although Price is not a strict owner, he holds the power of life and death for everyone on the team, and he usually turns a blind eye to some non-principled issues, but fighting on the court definitely touches on the matter of principle, especially after the team has shouted that they want to be the strongest team in the new century.
Liu Mang has this kind of ambition, rushing to establish a dynasty, although Price was scared, but he is only a person in his 40s, maybe the athlete is an old man in his 40s, but as a person, in his 40s is in the prime of life, Price used to rely on his family's background to make a living, the big boss of the Hawks is actually very complicated, it can be said that it is the most complex team in the entire NBA, there are several large consortiums to inject capital, so he has been operating so fascinated, Price can not get out of class.
Now Price finally sees an opportunity to make a career, the Hawks are watching the roar of rhetoric, and repeatedly killing the Pacers and the Nets, the momentum is like a rainbow, and they actually fought a fight with a lead of more than 30 points, resulting in three people being banned, and they are all very important players in the team, and the most important thing is that Liu Mang was banned.
After Price's scolding, he had to go to the family to give assurances and explanations, and Coach Kruger had to call in the coaching staff to make tactical adjustments for the team's interior defensive gate Rasheed Wallace during the suspension of the team's interior defense for the next 10 games.
Liu Mang was banned for two games, it's okay, only two, Barnes's ban is not much of a problem, just let Raheem and Prince play more, Rasheed Wallace is banned here, which has a huge impact on the overall strength of the Eagles!
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"Ace, we seem to have really caused trouble this time." Rashid Wallace leaned next to Liu Mang and said weakly.
Seeing that Rashid Wallace had a bandit face but was as weak as a little daughter-in-law, Liu Mang hurriedly pushed this guy away: "Rashid, you won't be traded, don't be so disgusting!" ”
Stockton came up and comforted: "Rashid, don't worry, you can see that you are so restrained by your temper this year, and you have only committed three technical fouls this year, right?" Don't worry, Ace and Sharif were joking with you last night. ”
Last night, Rashid Wallace was so scared by Liu Mang and Rahim that he didn't fall asleep all night, and when he woke up in the morning, he had a big dark circle under his eyes, and it was not easy to see the dark circles on his black face.
Rasheed Wallace is still worried, but the team is very depressed now, and he can't find anyone to talk to, so he can only go home and read books, continue to cultivate his temperament, and practice his temper better.
Seeing the management and coaching staff so serious today, flying in the morning and returning to the arena in Atlanta with black faces, the Eagles players also felt as if things were more serious than they imagined!
Last night, when the fight was won and the game was won, the Eagles players, including Liu Mang, were quite excited and proud, but now they found out that it was cool at the time, and now the consequences are very serious!
But most people are okay, and to put it mildly, the one who has been most affected is probably Barnes here!
Rasheed Wallace is ready to go home to read books and cultivate his sentiments, Kwame Brown and Stockton were only fined and not banned, the two of them are a champion show and a 21st year veteran, they don't care about the thousands of dollars, although the matter is a bit big, but there is no big problem, they are ready to go back to rest well, including Kwame Brown has been playing for the third season, and he knows that it is better to prepare for the next game than regret it, especially Stockton, and his task will be more difficult next.
The teammates all left one after another, and Liu Mang was also ready to go home, but seeing that Barnes had not left, Liu Mang went over and asked how it could be.
After learning about it, I learned that Barnes, as the lowest player in the league, had a much worse life than Liu Mang back then.
Barnes also holds a base salary of 720,000 US dollars for the second year of the contract, and this season is just over 400,000 US dollars in his hands for the whole season, to support his family, and a bunch of relatives in the family pointed to him to give money, although the family cost of the poor born is not high, but it is also a large expense, half of the annual salary has to be sent to the family.
Barnes himself became an NBA player, the first time he made so much money, and he didn't have any moderation, he sent half of his salary to his family, he was a moonlight family, and if he didn't have the team's playoff bonus and the endorsement fee of 100,000 US dollars from a fitness chain brand in China, it is estimated that he would not be able to survive in the summer.
This time, he was banned for four games at once, lost his salary for four games, and fined 20,000 US dollars......
Barnes was banned and fined so severely, purely because of his appearance, his appearance and personality were too unlikable to the league, and he was purely a villain, so even if he hit the wrong person after the game and ran to apologize, it seemed that he was a person who admitted his mistakes when he had a clear grudge, and he was still regarded as a typical heavy punishment.
And that's not the key issue yet, the key question is his next contract!
finally gained a foothold in the NBA, became a member of the Hawks' rotation lineup, and was favored by many teams by relying on his active and hard-working style of play, and had a certain market, but in this critical contract year, this kind of thing happened.
Liu Mang saw Barnes so low, and went up to comfort: "Okay, Matt, it's okay to be banned, I'll help you out of the banned fine and the league's fine!" You're the best defender on the perimeter on our bench, cheer me up! ”
The boss helped pay the fine!
This feeling is good!
"Thank you so much, Boss!" Barnes grabbed Liu Mang's hand and said movingly.
The next contract? Let's take care of the present first!
People will associate a bad thing with more bad things, mainly because the first bad thing happened, but if the first bad thing is solved, all the problems that follow, there are not so many problems, not to mention the black people who have a relatively straight head.
Liu Mang saw Barnes instantly go from low to surprised, and his expression changed as fast as Sichuan's face, and he instantly felt a flock of crows flying overhead......
Oh yes! Why does Liu Mang feel like he has been deceived emotionally? Wait, what did you just say? Help with fines? Barnes's four-game ban team fined almost $20,000, the league fined $220,000, and all of a sudden $40,000 was gone!