Chapter 373: Turmoil
The focus game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors ended, but the main concern was not the outcome of the game, but the strange break of Curry Jr. at the end of the fourth quarter.
If it is said that he had some injuries in the game, it may be explained. But for those fans who like him, or just passers-by who follow Curry Jr. for his title as the league's No. 1, there doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary about him throughout the game.
The Lakers, who had won 15 consecutive games in the opening season, should be happy, but most people are very mindful of the Warriors' release at critical moments. Although the incident itself did not have much impact, it was contrary to the spirit of sportsmanship.
There are no rules in the league that require players to play for a long time, but as a superstar in the league, it is a guarantee of the box office, and countless fans are coming for the name of Curry Jr., and not letting him play at critical moments is simply playing tricks on the audience......
So in view of the bad impact caused by this incident, the alliance immediately launched an investigation. One of the most important concerns is whether Curry Jr. has any injuries.
Originally, this matter should have been investigated and resolved by the Golden State Warriors, who made Curry Jr.'s position special. In addition, he has always insisted on using a private doctor to fill out health reports.
This practice has already caused great criticism. But it's like Michael Jordan insisted on wearing his signature sneakers to the game.
The use of a personal doctor has also freed up the pressure on most cash-strapped teams. They don't need to have a dedicated hospital for their players. Coupled with the gap in skill level, a good personal doctor does have the ability to extend the athletic life of a player.
Curry Jr. also chose to invite the best sports injury expert in the United States after a major injury, and since his comeback, he has not only recovered his peak condition, but also has not seen any problems with his physical fitness after more than a year of recuperation.
This is undoubtedly the benefit of personalizing the doctor. Under pressure from the league that year, Curry Jr. regularly went to the team's designated hospital for physical examinations when he made a personal doctor's health report. In the end, it turned out that this was definitely a lot of worry on the part of the top of the alliance.
Coupled with the fact that Curry Jr. really played an amazing performance during that period, this matter gradually disappeared from people's vision.
At first, all the insiders thought that Curry's top position in the league would be affected by the personal doctor incident, but they finally believed that there was nothing on the basketball court that could not be solved by strength.
The dissatisfaction of those people has been accumulating until after this incident, and Curry Jr. did not directly say his problems in the post-game interview, so rumor-mongers who played on the topic sprung up like mushrooms after the rain.
For a while, rumors were flying all over the sky, coupled with the hype on social media, and in the end, the top management of the alliance couldn't do anything if they wanted to calm things down. Investigators first questioned Curry Jr.
It's just that the truth of this matter doesn't seem to be so simple, and the NBA game certainly can't be disrupted because of these off-the-market factors.
Even if the opponent is the best player in the league. The management, including the Golden State Warriors, has also been questioned, especially the Warriors head coach who made Curry Jr. stand on the sidelines at key moments.
If, before everything happens, Curry Jr.'s performance has made a huge mistake, or the hand is particularly bad, this matter has also been said in the past, and the punitive pressing on the bench is too willful for a head coach at best.
But it's clear that Curry Jr. isn't, and he's hitting back-to-back shots before he gets off the court, leading the team to recover the margin soon. So that's the heart of the matter, if there's no fitness problem, it's not the manager's punishment for him, then the investigators have to think the worst.
Although the probability is almost zero. However, this year, everyone is very sensitive to the issue of gambling, after all, Wang Lung's experience has triggered a huge reform of the league.
Referee manipulation or some darker background has long been the target of the league's top brass crackdowns. Not to mention the current result, if the team of the first person in the league, including Curry Jr. himself, is involved in gambling, and it is such an obvious operation, the impact on the image of the NBA will really be immeasurable.
Therefore, the most hopeful thing for the current league is that Curry Jr. has a physical problem, otherwise other explanations will trigger a large-scale confrontation incident.
As the other party to the incident, the Los Angeles Lakers certainly did not miss interviews. This is a headache for WACKER, which does not like to be on TV and the Internet.
In the end, he could only publicly say that the Lakers didn't know what was wrong with Curry Jr. and the Golden State Warriors. And he said very firmly that even if Curry Jr. stays on the court in the end, the outcome of the game will not change anything.
As for the other protagonist of the incident, Zhang Yi is of course not less mentioned. Originally, he had 33 points, 12 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks in the game, and his performance was indisputable.
But because Curry Jr. was the scoring champion of the whole game, his quasi-triple-double of 35 points, 15 assists and 8 rebounds, plus the fact that he did not play at the critical moment brought huge public opinion pressure to Zhang Yi.
Is it too early to say that Curry Jr.'s successor will be named. Whether it is Zhang Yi or Xiao Kuli, who can still get such terrifying data on the verge of retirement, many people don't think that there is an inevitable connection between these two people.
Although the Lakers won the game, no matter what Wacker said and how Zhang Yi was interviewed. It's also true that Curry Jr. didn't play in the final moments.
No matter how many points the Lakers win in the end, who made Curry Jr. once perform a miracle of 8.10 seconds. So no one knows that as long as he is on the field, there will be miracles.
What's more, Curry Jr. played very well before, and this is where the incident cannot be explained.
The first 40 minutes of this big game were perfect, people saw the performances and duels of the two super players, but the last few minutes were unacceptable.
In this storm, Curry Jr. seems to be completely unconcerned, no matter how the league investigates, he just can't find the truth.
And because the possibility of gambling has been eliminated in the first place, because Curry Jr.'s company has no financial problems, he will not do such a discrediting thing.
So after arranging for Curry Jr. to enter the official hospital for investigation, all fans who followed this incident knew that if Curry Jr. really had physical problems, then he would not only be forgiven, but also regain people's support.
But if there is no problem, is it really the willfulness of the manager? Then the end result may not be solved by a simple fine......