It is worth mentioning that Jordan also received a punishment: a two-game ban and a fine of $20,000. The reason why he is fined so much is that he is the head coach and is a violation of the law.

This made Jordan furious, and he explained: "I went up to take Andre. Iguodala helped him off the field, not thinking about a fight or anything. I'm not like those hairy boys, I'm almost fifty years old, I'm mature, I know what I have to do and what I can do. ”

"That's for you kicking Jermaine. How do you explain O'Neill? Also, Jill claimed that you sneaked up on him from behind and gave him a few punches. ”

"Oh, this matter is like this, it's complicated, and I can't explain it in a word." Jordan is starting to stumble.

"It's okay, we have time, you can explain."

"Oh, they blocked me from going to Iguodala, and I pushed Jill away and kicked O'Neal Jr." Jordan explained sincerely.

"That's it? Isn't it complicated? ”

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The most extensive court brawl in NBA history came to an end, with a total of 30 players and Jordan receiving a total of 58 suspensions from 29 players and Jordan. The total fine amounted to $360,000 and a total of 160 hours of community service. The severity of the punishment and the scope of the punishment are unprecedented in NBA history, which shows Stern's determination to ban the game.

For this result, Huaben is a little confused, he vaguely remembers this period in his previous life, the Auburn Hills palace brawl happened, and the result of that treatment seemed to be very light for the Pistons, just because Artest, Jackson, and O'Neal Jr. beat the fans, so they were punished heavily, and Artest was directly banned for one season.

There is an essential difference between the two incidents, this time the brawl was within the players, and it did not hurt the league's food and clothing, parents and fans, so no one will be punished with a long ban. However, the brawl was not widespread, and only Big Ben of the Pistons actually participated in the fight, Billups and Prince were involved, and the others did not do it, and they were all fighting. And this time, the two teams are on the same page, and it is a direct war! Therefore, Hua Ben and Mourning, as the first to do it, suffered a more serious punishment, because they not only did it themselves, according to the NBA official, they also had the crime of instigating teammates to fight.

The Bobcats had no choice but to accept the league's punishment, but Huaben's beauty agency quit, and Eva appealed directly to the NBA, expressing dissatisfaction. In her complaint, Eva said: "My client didn't start a fight, he was supposed to go up and pull the fight, but then he was involved and had to defend himself. Secondly, at the end of the game, there were fans who were disgusted with Alonzo. Mourning and others threw drinks and debris, almost triggering a violent clash between players and fans, and it was my client who prevented the clash from happening."

There is a lot of rhetoric that Eva is not willing to carry out this punishment, and also lists some of the most famous penalties for violence on the court in NBA history, including the famous brawl between the Heat and the Knicks in the first round of the 1997 playoffs, when few people were suspended for more than five games.

Stern led the uniform team to negotiate again, and after discussion and inviting fans to vote on the proposal, the penalty for Huaben was finally changed to: "Eight game bans, the fine and community service penalty remain the same, but the fine can be offset by the game salary." ”

The so-called game salary offset means that Huaben does not have to pay these money, and can also use the appearance fee to offset the fine by participating in some charity events designated by the NBA, not limited to basketball, but also baseball, track and field, etc.

However, most players will not choose salary offset, because for example, Huaben's salary in a season is 2000w, which is only the salary of 82 games in the regular season, that is, he is about 25w dollars per game, so why bother to lower his price to attend those charity games? With an eight-game ban, Huaben's loss is as high as one million (the absence of the game is not a complete deduction of salary, and the team will give corresponding subsidies).

Eva was still not satisfied with the result, and her expectation was a five-match ban. However, Wabbon dissuaded her from continuing to appeal, to which Eva was very curious, and she asked, "Why did you compromise with the Alliance?" Now that you're the league's number one star, the fans want to see you play, which means that the league doesn't want to stop you for a game, and as long as you appeal, the league will compromise. ”

Wabbon patted Eva on the shoulder and explained simply, "I fought the hardest, and if I ended up being punished the lightest, how would I face Alonzo and them?" This ban, for me, is also an example. As the captain, I not only have to share the joys and sorrows with my brothers, but also share the joys and sorrows. ”

This has nothing to do with money, it's a human favor.

Therefore, in the next eight games, Hua Ben could only sit in the audience in a suit and watch his teammates play.

For such a result, the Pacers are firmly opposed, why is Big Ben only banned for 8 games? This guy directly caused Jackson and Artest to be injured, and they couldn't play for at least a month, Jackson was pumped very badly, it was a concussion and he had to wear a neck sleeve, and the league's ban was invalid for them, because even if they were not banned, the two would not be able to play.

So, because of this brawl, the top management of the league began to argue with the two teams.

After such a severe punishment, the alliance released another piece of news. The news made fans and players realize that the Bobcats have become the new darling of the league, and Stern intends to use this team as a pioneer in the NBA's globalization. Huaben also understood from this news that Eva's vision was really vicious, and the alliance did love the lynx and him:

On December 2, 2004, the NBA's official website announced that the 2005 NBA All-Star Game would change the venue from the projected PepsiCo Center in Denver to the Time Warner Center in Charlotte, as a way to encourage the new Bobcats as one of their rewards for entering the league. The All-Star Game at the Pepsi Center was moved to the following season, giving way to the Bobcats this season.

The news didn't cause much of a stir, and there have been similar rumors before, except for the Denver fans, everyone else said it didn't matter. Besides, it's not to cancel Denver's All-Star status, it's just to postpone it for another year.

The Nuggets have been preparing for the upcoming All-Star team for half a year, and after the All-Star last season, they voted to hold this season in Denver, so how can the league backtrack? As a result, another one has been added to the league's roster, and that is the Nuggets.

But time won't stand still because of the ramp-up, and on December 3, the Charlotte Bobcats will host the Jazz.

Huaben and others were banned, and not only could they not play during this period, but they were not even allowed to enter the locker room, so they entered directly with the fans from the main entrance and sat in the audience, and Jordan was the same.

The Bobcats were suspended for a total of nine people, and although the other six were also involved, the league coined a new term to think that they were passive brawls, and the circumstances were relatively minor, just given technical fouls or verbal warnings, and a few hundred dollars in fines for symbolic surnames. Otherwise, the Bobcats will not even be able to get together the starting lineup in the next few games.

The Jazz players entered first, and the old coach Sloan changed his rigid and serious expression, and frequently smiled and waved to the fans. The players who came in behind were also relaxed, and Boozer waved his hand arrogantly.

Last season, Wajben and Boozer were bonded. However, Boozer is very sad now, he is called 'Judas' by the fans, and our Chinese fans call him 'Anti-Bone Boy, Erwuzai', because this guy did a very inhumane thing this summer.

It all started with Boozer's draft night, when Duke's all-time star forward (63.1 percent) dropped to the sixth pick in the second round of the draft, so the Cavaliers and his contract started with a three-year salary and a team option for the third year. Of course, this incident made many managers regret it afterwards, but at the time, this pick was quite reasonable, Boozer was not tall enough, not fast, and his arm span was not long, and his prospects in the NBA were indeed not good.

As a result, after entering the NBA for two seasons, Boozer became a quasi-star-level power forward, with an average of 18+10 per game, which is the same as eating, according to his performance and the market of the year, a figure like Foye can get 41 million for 6 years, and his ability to get an annual salary of 10 million is not a problem at all. As a result, Boozer took the initiative to ask the team not to exercise the third-year option, and the two sides negotiated, and the highest annual salary the Cavaliers could offer was a middle-class contract, and in the negotiations, Boozer verbally promised to accept a mid-range offer of 40 million for 6 years.

Because they really wanted to keep the powerful power forward who could help build James' dynasty, and there was no precedent for renegess before verbal promises, the Cavaliers uniform team showed sincerity and did not exercise the team option. The next thing is the Jazz, when the Jazz manager learned that the Cavaliers did not implement Boozer's third-year player option, he enthusiastically made an offer this summer, directly giving 670 million, which is 30 million more than the Cavaliers! What happened next was as you saw it, Boozer rebuffed the Cavaliers' invitation and came to the Jazz.

Actually, this matter can't be blamed on Boozer, it's almost twice the offer, who is not tempted by it? Hua Ben's disgust with him, as well as some things later, this guy later used similar means to run to the Bulls again: Everyone knows that money is important, but you did it too thoroughly, right? Too milky is a mother!

The Jazz players let out loud boos from the fans as they entered, but they didn't care because they had won the game.

Later, DJ began to introduce the Bobcats players to the venue, and this time there were only 6 people who could play, but DJ introduced them one by one as before, and if the player whose name was read was suspended, he just stood up in the audience and waved.

Wahben was still the last to be read by name, and when he stood up, the cheers of the fans continued for a long time. Moreover, countless people waved his jersey, and a video of the brawl in the last game began to play on the big screen of the stadium:

I saw that Huaben first punched Artest, turned around and slapped O'Neal Jr., and encountered Jackson's flying kick, he turned around and beat Jackson into a pig's head. Little O'Neill was about to get up, but Wabbon knocked him down again, and began to clean up Artest again, pressing him on the ground and beating him hard.

Seeing this, the smiles on the faces of the Jazz players gradually froze and began to dissipate, and Sloan told his players: "Extend the advantage to 20 points and stop, we want victory, no need to slaughter - the point is, we will fight these villains in a month!" ”

The starting lineup of the Jazz is: center Collins, power forward Boozer, small forward Kirilenko, playmaking guard Arroyo, and shooting guard Girisek.

The Bobcats' starting lineup is unfamiliar to Awabe: center Jasidi. White, power forward Blazec, small forward Andreas Iguodala, playmaking guard Steve Brown. Smith, shooting guard Brian. Wright.

Hua Ben continued to watch the game with no face, no need to ask, today was definitely one-sided.

Assistant Coach Kevin. Bert has finally gotten over a managerial addiction, but unfortunately he has a little less at his disposal, only six

White and Collins jumped the ball, the Jazz got the ball, Arroyo took the ball to the front court lightly, passed directly to Boozer, and he played the first ball inside: this should be the easiest, Blazech, who is opposite Boozer, is not stronger than Boozer in height, weight, speed, and technique.

Boozer used his masterful low-post offensive skills, swaying to the basket and turning around to dunk: the opening dunk is a Bobcats tradition, and today Boozer is the way to return the favor.

"Bang!" There was a muffled sound, and Huaben and the others stood up together and howled: I saw Iguodala chasing into the restricted area from the right wing, and Boozer's dunk was not guarded at all, and directly made him slap the rebound.

Blazech picked up the rebound and gave it to Iguodala, there is no need to play tactics with such a lineup, rush!

Iguodala ran forward with his head down and the ball in front of him, Kirilenko chased after him in a hurry, now AK47 is at its peak and is one of the best defensive specialists in the number three, Iguodala is not his opponent at all.

But everyone underestimated Iguodala's determination, and in the absence of all the main players, he showed a super attacking **. Entangled with Kirilenko to the three-point line in the front court, Iguodala suddenly stopped, and Kirilenko quickly followed, as a result, Iguodala accelerated again and passed Kirilenko without any scruples.

The inside line was blank, Iguodala stepped up, held the ball in one hand, and marked the small windmill dunk again.

After the dunk, Iguodala beat his chest hard and roared: "The opening dunk is our signature!" It's not your turn yet! ”

Iguodala's opening slam detonated Time Warner Center, and Huaben and the surrounding Bobcats stood up and applauded, and the fans cheered enthusiastically. For a moment, Iguodala seemed to be the emperor on the court.

It's a pity that he didn't sit on the throne for a few seconds, and the Jazz team will not be willing to be humiliated, and they will all take the game more seriously. Under Sloan's tutelage, the Jazz have re-become an iron army, although there are no Marlone and Stockton, the two invincible generals, but as long as Sloan is the coach, they are an iron plate.

(To be continued)