Chapter 34 Seven games ban
On the afternoon of November 20, NBA officials responded to the off-court brawl between Heat players during the game. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Shaun Marion, who made the first move, was suspended for 10 games and fined $10,000. Michael Beasley, on the other hand, received a slightly lighter penalty of seven games and a $5,000 fine.
The scandal shows that the violent tendencies of athletes are still serious, and many people feel that the punishment is too light.
But now that Stern has negotiated with Riley, it is impossible to make any changes, and his explanation is that the evidence is only a recording, without a picture, so no one knows how serious the plot is except for the parties, and the nature is different from the brawl on the field.
One is visible, the other is invisible.
This reason sounds plausible, but when you think about it, it's wrong. According to what he said, don't ban a game, the voice in the recording may be Marion and Beasley acting!
But no matter what the public thinks, this matter has been dealt with and is over.
Marion also got the news very early that day, he called Wade to ask if he had betrayed him, and Wade scolded him for being a bloody dog.
A 10-game ban is a big blow for him, first of all, he can't get the salary for these games, you know, it's one-eighth of a season's salary! That's more than two million dollars!
Secondly, after that, will he be able to trade to the team he wants to go to?
The road ahead is confusing.
On Beasley's side, the loss of his suspension to the Heat is even greater, and the team's record is bound to drop significantly due to the loss of a second point of possession.
However, everything has happened, and I can only accept it calmly.
Riley didn't see the two of them by name, he went directly to Wade to find out the situation.
Wade is of course biased towards Beasley, plus it was Marion who was originally wrong, he successfully aroused Riley's anger, it seems that Marion will not have a good time in the future, who knows where Riley will send him?
If the Heat's results don't improve, Riley can choose not to trade and then make him unavailable, and you can still get a big contract after this season?
Dream!
On the same day, after the league officially announced the punishment, Beasley's phone was blown up!
The first caller was from his agent, Bill Duffy, who came up and asked, "Oh my! My dear employer, Mr. Beasley, how can you do such an image-ruining thing? ”
Beasley replied calmly: "Listen to me, Bill, you have to believe me, this is not a simple brawl, it was Marion who made the first move, I just fought back in self-defense." ”
"But you promised me not to cause trouble, and if you make trouble, I can unilaterally and unconditionally terminate the contract."
"Do you want to lift it, then?"
"Michael, I really can't stand having a violent person among my clients!"
"But he's bullied me, wouldn't you fight back if it were you?"
"Hey!" Bill Duffy sighed, and then he was silent for a long time before he spoke: "This is the last time, not for example!" ”
This good old man has relented.
"Thank you, thank you for your trust!" Beasley likes this agent with a positive outlook, at least he won't cheat himself. So it was necessary to keep his profile down in order to keep him, although he knew that if the two parted ways, there would be more agents with more business capabilities waiting for him.
Then there was Chalmers.
"Michael, yesterday you said that diarrhea turned out to be a dry fight! Damn, why didn't you call me? I've been upset with him for a long time! ”
"You also want to be banned and fined?"
"Afraid of what? The most important thing is to get out of this breath! ”
After following Beasley, Wade and others for a long time, Chalmers has also changed a little, he could endure Marion's arrogance at the beginning, but now he is not afraid of heaven and earth.
People are like that, they grow up slowly, and sometimes you don't even notice it.
In the NBA, it may take years for some rookies to get used to, and then it takes years for them to evolve into old birds. In some cases, it may only take as little as a month. Like Beasley and Chalmers, they all belong to the latter.
Then came the calls from my teammates, Livingston, Blunt, Haslem......
There are also relatives and friends such as Mom, Singler, and Durant.
So many people come to care about themselves, Beasley says it's impossible not to be moved!
In the evening, Shayk also called.
"Hey, Michael, I heard something happened to you?" There was anxiety in her voice.
Beasley didn't want Shayk to worry too much, as he didn't think it was a big deal, so he smiled and replied, "It's okay, Irina, I'm fine, don't worry about me!" ”
"The ban should be quite severe!"
"It's just seven games less, it's not serious!"
"Oh... That's good, I thought... Anyway, I'm relieved to know you're okay. ”
"Hmm. By the way, don't you have something to do today? ”
"yes, I just found out about it, and I called you right away, and now they're urging me again!"
"Then you go quickly, don't delay your work."
"Well, then you rest early!"
"Bye-bye!"
Hanging up the phone, Beasley could feel Shayk's affection, he and her were obviously playing, but how to pierce that layer of window paper?
After thinking about it for a long time, there is still no answer.
At this time, the phone rang again.
Beasley took it and saw that it was Pat Riley, the old fox had finally called!
"Hello, Mr. Riley." Beasley was polite.
"Michael, it's all settled, so I won't say more. Actually, I appreciate you a lot about this, young man, it's normal to be angry, if I were you, I would do it. If you don't even have the courage to fight back, then how can you lead the team to win? You say, don't you? Riley spoke flatly.
Beasley had to laugh when he heard him say this: "Haha, thank you for your appreciation." ”
"Don't be so polite to me, you have to remember to tell you this - the Heat will always be your strong shield!" Riley's this is selling well.
This is certainly also a moment of Beasley's loyalty, "I will always be a Heat man, and I will do my best for the Heat!" ”
"Kid, I believe in you, you're going to be a superstar sooner or later!" Riley affirmed.
They then chatted about the team's trivia, with Riley wanting Beasley to keep training during the ban, and while not being able to follow him to play, he was also concerned about the team's results and performances.
Beasley readily agreed.
If it weren't for the posterity, I really didn't know that Riley would be so insidious.
He shows you favor because you are useful, and the day you are no longer good is when he forsaken you.
Wade is the soul of the Heat, and he has worked hard for so many years, and in the end he still ended up like this, it can only be said that Riley is too cold-blooded!
Every time I think about it, Beasley's desire to leave the Heat becomes stronger.
If possible, he hopes Wade will also go.