At Delta Stadium in Salt Lake City, Jazz players had just fought a hard-fought battle with the Mavericks, and because of their strength, they were still defeated despite Sloan's constant change of tactics. Since the start of the season, the Jazz's record has been getting worse and worse, and it seems that it has never been so bad since the eighties, and this season I am afraid that I will not even be able to make the playoffs. They're on a six-game losing streak, even though they signed power forward Boozer from Cleveland this summer, and their record is even worse.

Kirilenko was the star of the Jazz at this time, and he sat in the locker room, thinking sadly about how to deal with reporters' troubles later.

Looking at the disciples who had no fighting spirit, Sloan sighed and said, "Tomorrow we will take a vacation, go back and have a good rest, our next opponent is the Charlotte Bobcats, a bunch of rookies, we will try to win it." ”

Sloan himself didn't believe these words, yes, the Bobcats did have a bunch of rookies, but their combat effectiveness was not good at all, and they won fourteen consecutive victories! No. 1 in the league! But today they seemed to be playing against the Pacers, who were also fierce rivals, and Sloan turned back to his assistant and asked, "Who won Charlotte or Polis?" ”

The assistant coach made a phone call and said with a dirty face: "The Charlottes have won again, they have won fifteen in a row!" ”

Nima, is this still a rookie rookie? Sloan was annoyed.

"The score is," the assistant coach continued, and Sloan interrupted him, "Okay, I just want the result and don't listen to the score." ”

But the assistant coach still said it: "The score is 40:32, and Charlotte wins by eight points? ”

Upon hearing this, everyone in the locker room had strange expressions.

The assistant coach was also very strange, he continued to call, and after listening to a few words, his eyes suddenly glared at the boss: "What?!" Did the Bobcats and Pacers fight? What the?! Is it the biggest on-court violence in NBA history? What the?! Bobcat boss Ben. Wallace was the first to do it? ”

The Jazz locker room erupted in cheers: they saw the dawn of the end of the losing streak!

Similar exclamations continued to erupt in the locker rooms of other teams in the league, with a bunch of stars with their phones in their hands and pressing the keys to find someone.

Huaben's mobile phone was blown up, and he was too lazy to answer it, so he would be upset. Not only him, but everyone in the Bobcat team had their mobile phones smashed, and the players' friends in the league called them, not many sincerely comforting them, and many gloating.

The media went even crazier, with many reporters rushing to Indianapolis overnight just to get a little interview before the Bobcats players left.

The Bobcats' bus was surrounded by Pacers fans, the glass was smashed, and the police in Polis worked overtime to maintain order.

"Michael, when are you going to the press conference?" Assistant coach Kevin asked Jordan cautiously.

Jordan waved his hand irritably and yelled, "going to a press conference." Later, he couldn't hold back for a while, and he went up a few times, and he kicked him a few times, but he could explain that he kicked the man away and took Iguodala away.

Huaben sighed and persuaded Jordan: "Forget Michael, let's go, anyway, sooner or later I have to face reporters." If we don't go to the press conference, I'm afraid the punishment of the alliance will be even heavier! ”

The two walked into the press conference hall under the escort of bodyguards, and at this time there was already a sea of people inside, and countless black heads were crowded together, chattering and talking to each other, all of them were flushed and excited, there is no doubt that if they do a good job of this news, their year-end bonus will be in hand.

As soon as Huaben and Jordan entered the door, the flash lights 'crackled', and the reporters surrounded them layer by layer, making it difficult for the two of them to move an inch. The bodyguards even used their strength to feed, and finally sent the two to the podium.

The reporters chased after each other and chattered endlessly to throw out the problem:

"Was this a premeditated violent brawl? Your team is already showing signs of fatigue and is fighting this brawl in order to find the steps? ”

"Do you have anything to say to the Bobcats fans?"

"According to your estimates, what kind of punishment do you think the alliance will give?"

"Mr. Wallace, who do you think has the most fighting power on the Pacers?"

Huaben and Jordan sat on the podium with expressionless faces, saying nothing, and the league only stipulated that they had to attend the press conference, but did not ask them to say much. Countless reporters around were asking questions, and the two of them were motionless, quite the charm of letting the wind and not moving.

Carlisle then walked into the press conference hall with little O'Neal, who had always been in good spirits, languishing, with a blue nose and swollen face, and a bandage around his head. If you weren't in the mood now, Hua Ben really wanted to ask how you became an Indian Asan?

Little O'Neill was really slumped to the extreme today, first he was pushed to the ground by Mo Ning, and then he was stunned by Hua Ben's slap, and then he didn't get up from the floor anyway! Strictly speaking, today he belongs to the beaten side, not to the participants in the brawl.

That's the most humiliating thing! This kind of on-court violence is a good occasion to show off the player's spleen, and there is no doubt that he will be wearing the hat of a soft egg in the future!

The arrival of Carlisle and O'Neal Jr. sparked a new craze for reporters, and one question after another was thrown in front of O'Neill Jr.:

"As a trigger for this brawl, what do you want to say, Jermaine?"

"What is the condition of your teammate's injury? Artest and Jackson seem to have been taken off the field on a stretcher? ”

"What happened to your head, Jermaine? Why use an Indian asan look? Does it have anything to do with your favorite Indian culture? ”

O'Neill Jr. is now on the side of reason - Americans have always liked to sympathize with the weak, and as the only player in the game who has been beaten and never fought back, O'Neal Jr. is the weak, so he will not keep silent like Wabeto, but directly cry:

"O Nima! How did I start a brawl? I just did what a player does, just block the opponent's dunk! It was the Charlottes who did it, it's a conspiracy, and they see that we want to fight back, so they use this despicable means! Look at them, one person is not hurt, what about us? Nima, Artest has been sent to the hospital for rescue, and Jackson is still in a coma! ”

"You say it's a conspiracy?" A reporter immediately asked a question excitedly.

"It has to be a conspiracy, it must be a conspiracy! It's like the murder of President Lincoln, someone murdered our victory! I don't think this matter should be managed by the alliance, and the FBI should be directly involved in the investigation! The initiators must be found out, and they must be severely punished! Little O'Neill roared impassionedly.

Hua Ben couldn't help but want to laugh as he watched the Ah San bandage hat on his head keep shaking.

The turmoil continued, both at the press conference and outside the stadium, before the police team, the Bobcats, and the players struggled to get on the battered buses and rush to the airport. Before and after the bus, the police car honked its horn to escort it, and people who didn't know the truth saw it and thought that an important person from some country had come to visit Polis.

But it must be the head of a poor country in Africa, otherwise how could he take such a dilapidated bus? Tourists speculate in their hearts.

The brawl involving 30 players from two teams shocked the league, and from the next day, the world's major media outlets made headlines about the unprecedented on-field violence, and the coverage in the United States even exceeded the recent attack on the US consulate in Saudi Arabia and Bush's announcement of additional troops to Iraq.

Stern, who was already lying on the bed in a nightgown, was called up by the secretary of the breasts and legs, summoned the NBA executives, and studied the punishment bill overnight.

The video of the brawl was sent to the NBA president team for the first time, and it was also posted online by fans as soon as possible. Of course, this has no effect on American fans, this game is broadcast live in the United States!

At 12 noon on December 2, the NBA press spokesperson announced the league's final decision in the form of a press conference: NBA players are full of passion for competitive sports, and have put in a lot of effort and dedication. Every night the players showed their skills and competitiveness, but the incident on the night of December 1 was obviously unforgivable, he violated the purpose of the league, and in order to strictly restrict the moral standards of the players, the punishment list is published as follows:

First of all, Iguodala belongs to the victim and he will not be punished in any way. O'Neal Jr. and Artest's behavior was added as a second-degree malicious foul, and at the same time, after careful investigation, it was found that O'Neal Jr. did not participate in the brawl but was beaten all the time, so he did not have a follow-up punishment. Artest and Jackson took the initiative, and the former was one of the fuses that triggered the brawl, so they were punished with a 10-game ban, a fine of $65,000, and 60 hours of community service; Jackson took the initiative and beat the referee (although it was unintentional, he was stunned by Wabeen at the time, and when he saw someone approaching, he punched him, and he was the one who shot the referee in the head), banned for 8 games, fined $80,000 (to compensate the referee for the beating, so it was heavier), and 48 hours of community service. Gill and Bender were suspended for five games and fined $25,000.

Secondly, as the two people who took the lead, Mo Ning and Hua Ben suffered the heaviest punishment. Mourning was suspended for 12 games and fined $60,000, while Hua Ben was banned for 10 games and fined $50,000 for 60 hours of community service. Wang Zhizhi assaulted Crohill, banned for three games, and fined $20,000; Patin led the charge onto the field, added a technical foul, imposed a four-game suspension, and was fined $20,000

In addition, with the exception of Iguodala, everyone else was punished, only with different intensity. In order to avoid a situation where the two teams will not even have enough starting lineups for future games, the league accepted Jordan and Carlisle's reason for playing off the bench: they are all there to fight, not fight. As a result, some of the small fish and shrimp of both teams were only given verbal warnings, additional technical fouls, and a number of fines.

(To be continued)