Zhang Zifeng lay on the ground, covering his ankles.

The team doctor of the 76ers hurriedly ran over with a medicine box to check Zhang Zifeng's injuries.

"You fucking mean it!" Grant rushed up and shoved Lamb.

The players of both teams hurriedly gathered around, and the scene was very chaotic for a while.

The referee rushed forward with a whistle to say that the players were separated, and then ejected Grant from the field.

Since the Auburn Hills Palace incident, the league has been very strict about incidents such as player brawls on the field.

If it is not a timeout, the coach and the players on the bench will be banned if they dare to rush into the field.

Coach Brown and assistant coaches off the court also hurriedly reassured their players, and now that their big players have been injured, and a few more bans will be given to the league, so they don't have to play.

After the 76ers team doctor quickly checked Zhang Zifeng's ankle, he asked Noll and Holmes to help Zhang Zifeng go directly into the player tunnel.

Subsequently, the 76ers reported that Zhang Zifeng would not return to this game and would be sent to the hospital for an MRI later.

Slow motion replaying in the arena at this time.

The footage shows that when Zhang Zifeng jumped in the air, Lamb rushed up to defend and put his foot under Zhang Zifeng. Zhang Zifeng happened to step on Lamb's feet when he fell.

The Chinese fans at the scene were all angry when they saw the scene in front of them. They all threw their drink bottles and other items at Lamb.

The security guards in the stadium hurriedly came up to escort Lamb into the locker room first, and at the same time invited some overly aggressive Chinese fans out of the stadium.

The Chinese fans in front of the TV on the Internet also burst the screen at this time,

"Nima's, that garbage be careful to eat bullets tonight!"

"Tell Lao Tzu that that bastard's home is there, and Lao Tzu hacks him to death!"

"Nima's, ban, must give that bastard a lifetime ban!"

"Damn it, bastard. This kind of filthy person is not qualified to play! ”

……

When Zhang Zifeng left the court, the 76ers were in the momentum of chasing points, only 4 points behind their opponents, and it was very likely to equalize.

Zhang Zifeng went down, and the situation of the 76ers took a turn for the worse, and finally the 76ers lost the game with a score of 88-113.

As soon as the game ended, the 76ers hurriedly cleaned up and hurried to the hospital to visit Zhang Zifeng.

Zhang Zifeng has already undergone an MRI examination, and the attending hospital has seen the video and determined that it is only a sprained ankle.

I heard the doctor say that Zhang Zifeng just had a simple sprain, and he only needed two or three months of recuperation to fully recover.

The self-coaches below, each breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it's just a sprain, not a season reimbursement. If the high-pick rookies selected for two consecutive seasons are reimbursed for the season, then the 76ers are really in decline.

Zhang Zifeng still needs to stay in the hospital for one night, and the 76ers have back-to-back games tomorrow. After the other players visited Zhang Zifeng, they hurried to the airport to take a special plane to Houston to challenge the Rockets away.

The sports channel repeatedly broadcast slow motion that night, and from the slow motion, it seems that Lamb is suspected of deliberately stepping his feet.

Lamb's actions really angered Zhang Zifeng's fans.

After the game, public opinion on social media, both in China and across the United States, was completely one-sided, and almost everyone condemned Lamb's actions.

The first to be captured was Lamb's social media account, where many fans scolded Lamb, and even countless Chinese fans fired at Lamb in Chinese.

Within an hour of the match, Lamb's social media account had more than 4,000 comments. Lamb had no choice but to turn off the comment function on his social media.

Unable to leave a message on Lamb's social media, netizens began to brainstorm.

Some fans made a monologue about Lamb's inner world, and some fans compared Lamb to the Nazis.

There are more than 3,000 pages of posts related to Lamb on social media alone, and some posts have more than 200,000 comments.

If the opinions of Chinese fans may be mixed with a lot of personal factors, then the comments of the American media are much more objective and fair.

This time, however, the media did not side with the Hornets, and reporters condemned Lamb.

As this matter was hyped up more and more, public opinion on the Internet was one-sided.

But Lamb himself could vehemently deny it. In his post-game interview, Lamb said: "I just did what I needed to do, to limit his shots. It would be stupid to say that I deliberately stepped up, I just did what I was supposed to do, like I said before, I just wanted to limit the opponent's shots, especially when the opponent was hot and my teammates were out of position in the pick-and-roll, which required me to limit this shot, I hate anyone getting hurt and I'm an athlete so I can understand the pain of the injury. ”

Jeremy Lin, who is also a new signing of the Hornets in this game, also excused Lamb in the interview: "Lamb is not a dirty player, he just wants to limit the opponent's shots, which is obviously not intentional. ”

Shuhao's statement immediately angered Chinese fans, and they left messages and insults under Jeremy Lin's social account, and soon Jeremy Lin's social account was also captured, forcing Jeremy Lin to close his social account.

Obviously, in the eyes of the Hornets players, Lamb is just a normal defensive move, and Zhang Zifeng's injury is completely unlucky.

Such an approach detonated Twitter.

Many journalists with the media have condemned Lamb's approach. Kumari Nanjani, a famous actor with millions of followers, could not stand such behavior. He quipped, "It was simply the best game of Lamb's career. ”

Former Rockets coach Van Gundy, who was a guest commentator on ESPN, said, "100% sure Lamb deliberately didn't give Zhang Zifeng room to land, which should be a malicious foul, too dirty, especially when Zhang Zifeng was smooth and could overtake the score before." ”

Renowned journalist Maxi Klayman wrote: "Even though the 76ers may lose to the Hornets, the only reason the Hornets won this game was because of Lamb's dirty move against Zhang Zifeng. There is no doubt that Lamb's shot knocked out Zhang Zifeng at the same time, as well as the 76ers' slim hope of winning this game. ”

Television media personality Dan Morowley said: "If Lamb's actions are not intentional, can I believe it? It's dirty. ”

The New York Post Bass, who has the number one Zhang Black, also left a message on his Twitter: "The Hornets are definitely the best of the game, continue to help the team with this behavior." To be honest, it makes me sick to my stomach when I do that kind of action and pretend to be innocent. It was definitely a dirty act, and it was obvious that he was aiming for Zhang Zifeng's ankle. ”

The American media "thescore" released the video at the time through Twitter, and added this comment under the video: "Let's see, is this deliberate? ”

Schultz, a well-known basketball commentator in the United States, said on his social media: "A former NBA official texted me that Lamb's move was too dangerous, whether he did it intentionally or not, it was dangerous. You can't just stick your feet out. ”

The outside world was turbulent because Zhang Zifeng was sprained by Lamb's black foot, and the party Zhang Zifeng was lying on the hospital bed with a bandage on his left foot.

Hearing that Zhang Zifeng sprained his ankle, Zheng Xinguo hurriedly threw down the matter at hand and flew to Charlotte as soon as possible.

Feeling that the hospital saw Zhang Zifeng's feet bandaged, Zheng Xinguo hurriedly asked, "Feng, how is your injury, is it serious?" ”

Zhang Zifeng is quite calm, it's not that he hasn't sprained before, "It's okay, it's just a simple sprained ankle, just rest for a while!" ”

Hearing that it was just a simple sprain, Zheng Xinguo relaxed a little.

Fortunately, it wasn't a broken fruit, and the ligaments were torn, otherwise it would have been troublesome. However, a sprained ankle should not be taken lightly, once it is not cured, it is easy to re-injure, and even leave a lifelong hidden danger.

Zheng Xinguo persuaded him, "Feng, recuperate with peace of mind, don't rush to play." You have to be healed before you come back, you know? Your health is the most important thing, and I don't want to see you retire early! ”

Zhang Zifeng nodded and said, "Well, I understand!" ”

Hearing Zhang Zifeng's promise, Zheng Xinguo breathed a sigh of relief, and then he suddenly remembered something, hesitated for a moment before saying, "Feng, your injury is now in a uproar." Before coming to Charlotte, an NBA official contacted me and asked you to step in and put this matter down. ”

Zhang Zifeng frowned when he heard this, "What?" ”

Zheng Xinguo hurriedly explained, "He means that if he continues to let this matter go, it will damage the image of the NBA." They want you to step in and put it down. In return, they will compensate in other ways. Moreover, the alliance will also conduct further investigations into Lamb's affairs, and if the situation is true, it will be severely punished! ”

Zhang Zifeng heard it and pondered.

To be honest, in fact, Zhang Zifeng doesn't know if Lamb's guy really has the intention to hurt himself, or if it was an unintentional accident.

After all, if you step on someone else's foot on the ground and sprain it, you haven't encountered it before.

And the injuries are all injured, what else, or can the Lamb guy be held accountable and healed?

It's better to get affordable, Zhang Zifeng nodded and said, "Well, I know what to do!" ”

On November 29, 2015, Zhang Zifeng walked out of Charlotte Private Hospital on crutches.

A large group of reporters who had been waiting for a long time rushed up, and they asked loudly, "Mr. Zhang Zifeng, about Lamb's black foot and hurting you." What do you think? ”

"Mr. Zhang Zifeng, do you think Lamb deliberately injured you?"

"Mr. Zhang Zifeng, what is the current situation of your injury. Will it affect your career? ”

"Mr. Zhang Zifeng, will this injury make you miss the rest of the season?"

……

The staff sent by the 76ers to protect Zhang Zifeng cleanly separated Zhang Zifeng from reporters.

Zhang Zifeng stood behind the staff and replied quite calmly: "I don't think it's a dirty action, he probably wanted to defend my shot at that time!" I just sprained my ankle, it was not a serious injury, and the doctor said that it would only take two or three months to recover. But when exactly will I be able to come back, I really don't know now, let's see how well I recover! ”

After Zhang Zifeng finished speaking, he walked to the business car and prepared to go to the airport to meet Philadelphia.

The reporters wanted to do more, but the staff hurriedly stopped them.

When Zhang Zifeng got on the plane back to Philadelphia, the 76ers were in Houston to challenge the Rockets on the road.

Originally, Embiid was reimbursed, and the 76ers players thought that the 76ers were going to have another bad season this season.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zifeng, a rookie selected this season, rose strongly and led the team to a good record of 5 wins and 6 defeats.

Ninth in the East, just half a win away from eighth place, they can catch up at any time.

Zhang Zifeng's injury seriously hurt the team's morale, and the 76ers did not have the slightest desire to win.

The head coach roared so angrily, but it couldn't wake up the fighting spirit of the 76ers.

In the end, they lost 78-110 to the Rockets in Houston.

On December 1, 2015, the 76ers lost to the Grizzlies 84-92, ushering in a two-game losing streak.

On December 2, 2015, the 76ers lost to the Lakers 91-101 at home, losing three in a row.

On December 4, 2015, the 76ers lost to the Knicks 85-99, losing four in a row.

The NBA's official website also announced the ranking of the best rookies in the first month (October-November).

On December 5, 2015, the NBA officially announced that Zhang Zifeng, the 76ers, was selected as the best rookie in the East in the first month of the 2015-16 season (October-November).

In the first month of the game, Zhang Zifeng averaged 21.9 points per game, ranking first on the rookie list, averaging 5.4 assists, 1.18 steals, and 48.0 shooting percentage, 41.4 three-point shooting percentage, and 90.7% free throw shooting percentage.

The best rookie in the West is Timberwolves rookie Carl-Anthony Towns.

In his first month of play, Towns averaged 14.4 points per game, ranking third on the rookie list, and averaging 9.4 rebounds and 2.18 blocks per game to rank first on the rookie list.

On December 6, 2015, before the 76ers faced the Nuggets at home, NBA commissioner Xiao Hua presented the Rookie of the Month award to Zhang Zifeng before the game.

Originally, Zhang Zifeng won the Rookie of the Month, and 76ers fans should be happy, but when they saw Zhang Zifeng receiving the trophy on crutches.

The 76ers fans are full of sadness, if Zhang Zifeng is not injured, the 76ers will always be bullied.

When Xiao Hua presented the trophy to Zhang Zifeng, he also cordially greeted Zhang Zifeng's leg injury, and then patted him on the shoulder and said, "You have performed very well this season, continue to work hard, I am optimistic about your future!" ”

Even if Zhang Zifeng won the Rookie of the Month, the 76ers still fell behind in this game against the Nuggets.

The 76ers, without Zhang Zifeng, can only rely on three points from Covington and Isaiah Cannan on offense. The two of them were obviously out of shape in this game, and they frequently played iron on the field.

The Nuggets' Gallinari scored one after another under Moodier's pin-and-needle, and the score on the court soon showed a huge point difference.

Even ESPN's pass commentator Brin joked about the 76ers during the game, saying with a smile: "The 76ers also have Embiid, Zhang Zifeng, Karl Landry and others in suits and leather shoes on the bench. Brown sees the situation of the team on the court carrying Rojo on the court, and he misses them particularly when they are healthy. ”

Seeing the situation of the team falling behind and being beaten, Zhang Zifeng was very eager to play.