Chapter 274: "High Yuanyuan" Hibbert
If it weren't for this game, perhaps not many people would have remembered the name Roy Hibbert.
The 7-foot-2-in. (218-centimeter) tall, 270-pound (122-kilogram) big, malevolent-looking center is the best example of an NBA's fast-paced degrading star.
You must know that just three years ago, Roy Hibbert was the main player and core of the Indiana Pacers, when he was also praised by experts and fans as "the best defensive center in the league", at that time he was still a "monster" rare interior line that could average 17.0 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game in the playoffs.
But only three years later, only three seasons, he fell like a meteor to the mortal world, fell from the All-Star level inside a big hole, fell directly into the ground, buried deep in the ground, and now he is almost out of the game in the mediocre Charlotte Hornets.
In the past three years, Hibbert's statistics have dropped from an average of almost two double-doubles per game to a miserable 5+3, single-digit points and rebounds have become commonplace for him, and sometimes he will even get duck eggs if he is unlucky.
What's worse is that his poor performance has become a topic of ridicule for many stars and fans.
"I scored as many points and rebounds as Hibbert today." McGrady, a retired former Rockets superstar, once ridiculed Hibbert's "0 points and 0 boards" data on social media, which attracted praise from netizens at home and abroad: "What a coincidence, I am the same as him."
Then, former Wizards star "General" Arenas also followed suit and uploaded a photo of Hibbert holding a note of "0 points and 0 boards" on social networking sites (PS from the photo of Chamberlain scoring 100 points), with the commentary: "I got 0 points and 0 rebounds, but I know I'm still an All-Star." ”
That's not all, Arenas also joked about Hibbert drinking a 600ml bottle of drink in 4 seconds in the Eastern Conference finals last year, "Hey, Hibbert, this is the only thing you can do at the moment." ”
Waste, lazy people, garbage cans, high salaries and low energy, the criticism of Hibbert is overwhelming, but how did Hibbert end up in such a field? Hibbert did not degenerate into "eating, drinking, prostituting, gambling, and drugs," nor did he have any special vices.
The answer may be that he has a bad brain.
Yes, Hibbert's biggest problem may be his low emotional intelligence, or rather, his brain-dead.
After leaving the Pacers, Hibbert moved from team to team, but his bad temper and stupid behavior made his on-court performance worse and worse, and he could do almost nothing but gain weight. He likes to raise the bar with his teammates to show his value, and he wants to be the boss no matter what team he is in, which makes his teammates' trust and tolerance of him less and less. He was almost out of action even against the weak Hornets, and the witty Chinese fans finally gave Hibbert the summing nickname "Gao Yuanyuan".
doesn't have the life of a superstar, but has the heart to be a superstar, no matter what the performance on the field, Roy Hibbert's self-righteous low emotional intelligence has not changed. When he was in a very poor state, Hibbert chose not to train hard and adjust himself, but to cry to the media that he had suffered injustice in the team, angrily grabbed the ball with the star Paul George, and played unscrupulously on the field, all of which accelerated Hibbert's rapid depravity. And now, the only thing that can prove that he still exists in this alliance is probably his stinky mouth.
"Kill Roy" is shouted from Hibbert's mouth, but he doesn't mean to beat Roy on the court, in fact, he doesn't have the ability to do it, and his so-called "kill Roy" is a veritable "killing" Roy.
"Killing" Roy is exactly how Hibbert finds a sense of existence.
The accident that "killed" Roy happened near the end of the third quarter, when the Knicks at home had led the Hornets by a full 12 points, and Roy had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists in less than three quarters. That's not all, as "Gao Yuanyuan" Hibbert himself said before the game, whether it is the young and vigorous Michael Kidd-Gilchrist or the experienced Kemba Walker, neither of them can stop Roy's pace of attack.
Roy chopped melons and chopped vegetables to score, calmly organized, and worked hard to defend diligently. His brilliant performance and the uniform cheers of the fans in the stadium undoubtedly deeply stimulated every player on the Hornets, and when you think of how much your boss and general manager think of Roy and how lightly they see themselves, that kind of damage is multiplied.
Affected by this, the Hornets' defensive intensity against Roy is getting higher and higher, but at this time, everyone is just staying at the competitive level of confrontation, even if Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Kemba Walker's defensive moves are a little bigger, a little more aggressive, and even a few trash words to vent their anger, it is also a matter of the game.
The turning point came when the Knicks' last offense in the third quarter happened just as everyone was waiting for Roy to finish the offense and the game was rested in the ad.
The last offense, as usual, was handed over to Roy to complete, only to see his experienced pressing time, until there were 5 seconds left in the third quarter, Roy did not exert his strength, using Hernangomez's cover, he easily broke into the inside, and at this time, there was only "Gao Yuanyuan" Hibbert in front of him.
Looking at Hibbert, who was overweight and had no sense of defensive oppression, Roy rushed straight over, intending to end the offense with a throw or dunk. And it was this breakthrough that detonated Hibbert's superstar heart hidden deep in his heart.
I'm X, this rookie actually dares to underestimate me, the "No. 1 defensive center in the league"? Hibbert had said before the game that he would "kill" Roy, but he really wanted to do that and dared to do it, otherwise he would be so sorry for his brainless character.
In the flash of lightning, Roy successfully dodged Hibbert's better-than-nothing block, and his body flew in the air ready to complete a one-handed heavy buckle.
At this moment, Hibbert made a move, he grabbed Roy's jersey from behind, more than 120 kilograms of weight, plus brute force in his hand, Roy was thrown to the ground alive by "Gao Yuanyuan" Hibbert.
O, there was an instant scream in the audience, and before the audience could vent their anger, the two "Roys" on the field took the lead in scuffling together.
Roy is really angry, if he was still an ignorant boy who had just come into contact with basketball when he was plotted by Lu Maoyun on the field before, and he didn't know how much injury hurt athletes, then now he undoubtedly understands everything. It's fine for you to play against me with your skills and body on the court, but for a malicious foul like this, Roy will never back down half a step again.
In the chaos, Roy's two straight punches hit Hibbert in the face, don't look at Hibbert's tall stature and experienced (he fought with Carlos Boozer, David Lee, Stephen Curry, and Trevor Booker back then), but his fists are really slow and soft, and he can't hit Roy at all, just like when "Big Shark" O'Neal fought Brad Miller, the side with more height and weight is the one who is easy to be beaten when fighting.
Hibbert, who punched twice in a row, was pulled away by his teammates before he could save face, and Roy's side was the same, Rose and Noah on the bench saw that their little brothers were being bullied, and immediately rushed into the stadium.
After the chaos, the players on both sides occupied one side of the court, and the referee Monty McGlenn stood in the center of the court, he was the league's veteran referee, and he was not soft at this moment, and he gave Roy and Hibbert a second-degree malicious foul against the whole court against Hibbert and the Hornets, and the two were directly sent off the court.
McGlen's penalty immediately drew the fury of the Knicks fans in the court, and all kinds of scolding were endless.
"Hibbert, you're a XX, your XX's ......"
"McGlenn, are you blind? What is this XX penalty ......"
"Good job, Roy, I'm going to beat XX's ...... like this"
The chaos subsided, and Roy exited with a hint of pain, the first time in his career that he was directly ejected, but just when he thought he was going to leave the game, the fans gave him the biggest cheers and applause, which made him more important in the hearts of New York fans......