Chapter 194: Jealousy
On April 21, the playoffs began as usual with teams from the East, with four matchups on the day. They are East 3 vs East 6, West 2 vs West 7, East 2 vs East 7, West 3 vs West 6.
That is, the first game, the Nets and the Wizards; the second game of the Spurs and the Kings; the third game of the Pistons and Celtics; Game 4: Lakers and Grizzlies.
The Bobcats did not play on this day, and their game was scheduled for the third game of the second day. So Hu Qingniu has time to study what new moves other teams can come up with in the playoffs.
And the players of the Bobcat team were all on vacation by him, Hu Qingniu regarded the game as a training match, but there was nothing to practice in training time, so he simply enlarged the vacation and adjusted his mood.
But I didn't expect it to be this holiday, something big happened.
Hu stayed home and got ready to watch the Nets and Wizards game, but received a call from Wade as soon as the game began. I didn't say anything clearly on the phone, only that their group was surrounded in a nightclub.
Surrounded by people in a nightclub? This problem can be big or small, and if there is no brawl, it can still be controlled. Even if the media exposes it, it is nothing, but once there is a brawl, the matter will become irreparable. At that time, it will be a great loss of honor for both the Bobcats as a whole and the individual players, and it will cause instability in the army, abnormal playoff performance, and a whole year's efforts will be in vain.
This is the first time Hu Qingniu has encountered this kind of thing, and to be on the safe side, he directly notified Jordan and the magician to deal with this matter together. Thinking of this, Hu Qingniu still admires Jordan, although he loves to go to nightclubs and casinos, he never causes such a bad thing. I heard that once, Jordan provoked the famous boxing champion Tyson in the night game, and finally was able to get out of the way.
Just when Hu Qingniu was worried, things went in a bad direction. By the time Hu Qingniu arrived, Charlotte's police had already cordoned off the scene. A little understanding of the brawl took place, and three Bobcats members, including Wade, Wallace and Evans, were taken back to the police station for interrogation.
Although it was very bad news, Hu Qingniu quickly calmed down. He knows that Jordan and Magic are both players, and there may be some small means to deal with the media, but it is the first time that he has risen to the image of the team and dealt with the police department.
The three met at the nightclub, Hu Qingniu directly said his suggestion, Jordan was responsible for contacting the lawyer to go to the police station to bail the player, and the magic was responsible for convening people to carry out crisis public relations, especially several major media should say hello, and we must try to let the media break the news as soon as possible to benefit the Bobcats.
Hu Qingniu himself hurriedly contacted Barkley and asked him to follow up on this piece of news as soon as possible. It is important to protect the players as much as possible while ensuring that the news is true and fair.
The night was not peaceful, and the Internet blew up because of this news, and everyone discussed whether the league would issue a ban penalty.
Hu Qingniu only saw Wade back with Jordan at the villa late at night, along with Wallace and Evans.
"I'm sorry, Doctor Coach, I ......"
This was the first thing Wade said when he saw Hu Qingniu, while Wallace and Evans were silent on the side. People's hearts are long, Hu Qingniu's dedication to the team, the rigor of tactics, and the relationship with each player, everyone can see it.
I still remember that when the training was canceled this morning and all the staff were on holiday and resting, Coach Hu Qingniu was still emphasizing that this is an extraordinary time and there should be no accidents. Hu Qingniu carefully advised, is it almost the same as educating primary school students, and moved out the set of waterproof, fireproof, and electricity-proof.
Hu Qingniu didn't expect that at such a critical moment, something would happen.
Of course, Hu Qingniu didn't want a word of sorry, and he asked clearly about the cause of the incident at the end.
As a result, he was angry, and it turned out that Wallace was jealous of others for a Mexican girl, and when he saw that he was about to fight, Evans stepped forward to help. Wade, on the other hand, was the one who was involved from beginning to end, and it wasn't until the end of the conflict that he was forced to fight the other party.
I heard that Wallace provoked a Mexican gang this time, and there were more than a dozen people on the other side. But the result was gratifying, at least the three guys won the fight, and none of them were injured. These Mexicans were extremely arrogant at first, but they didn't expect to be put on the ground by the other three people in the end. But the bad thing is that the Mexican villains sued first, stating to the police that it was the Bobcats players who provoked first.
Although things will always come to light in the end, there will always be onlookers who don't know the truth for a while, which is extremely detrimental to the image of the Bobcats. And it's real that the three guys are involved in the brawl, and the league may punish them for such a damaging behavior of an NBA player.
But Hu Qingniu obviously underestimated Aunt Si's attention to this kind of thing. That same night, Aunt Si's call came to Jordan's. Aunt Si has already obtained the basic information of this brawl from her own sources, and this call, first, to explain that the alliance will severely punish such behaviors that damage the image of the alliance, but to complete this crisis public relations action together with Jordan.
That night, the league's clarification came out, and Hu Qingniu had to admire Aunt Si's efficiency. The fact sheet basically clarified the context of the matter, and also emphasized that it was the Mexican gang that provoked the first and laid siege to the three Bobcats players first, and the note downplayed Wallace's jealousy with others.
But then came the suspension, with Wallace being suspended for two games, Evans being suspended for one, and Wade being fined just $75,000. Although Wade's fine is also a large amount, it is already very good compared to the ban.
When the ban results came out, Hu Qingniu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, such a ban punishment did not have a great impact on Hu Qingniu's playoff arrangements. At most, without Evans, the inside rotation is even more difficult. Wallace's words, it's a big deal, now Wharton Jr. has improved significantly, and he is not as good as Wallace in terms of rebounding, blocking and other hard conditions, but with Sabonis's lineup, Wharton Jr.'s quick organization ability can play a big role.
But Hu Qingniu didn't plan to let Wallace go like this. This isn't the first time Wallace has been in trouble, but the 21-year-old doesn't seem to have learned to repent.
Combining the opinions of Jordan and Magic, they also believe that the team cannot afford to let this kind of behavior go unchecked. So on top of the league's two-game ban, the Bobcats also imposed an additional five-game ban on Wallace and canceled all of his playoff bonuses.
Some teams have more playoff bonuses and some have less, which is set up by team owners in addition to salaries to motivate teams to go further in the playoffs. I heard that the Mavericks have always had a lot of playoff bonuses, but Jordan obviously can't afford to spend a lot of playoff bonuses, so the Bobcats don't have much playoff bonuses.
But Hu Qingniu still hopes to use such a clear attitude of ban + cancellation of bonuses to make Wallace realize his mistake, and also let the rest of the team wake up not to repeat the mistakes of the past.