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Chapter 212 Aftermath [The third update, please subscribe]

The "Olympic Tower" building at 645 Fifth Avenue, New York.

This is the headquarters of the NBA.

At this time, the phone in the NBA headquarters office building kept ringing.

"Hey, I'm sorry, we haven't investigated this matter, we can't give you any news for the time being..."

"The result of the penalty? Did you hear it wrong? Our NBA headquarters hasn't even held a meeting. How can the result of the penalty come out? We just found out."

"Overton? Sorry, I don't know this player, you should ask the Clippers that."

"Lu Yu's question? I'm sorry, I can't give you an answer right now."

The NBA officials in the conference room were also chatting for a while, and they were stunned when they saw the video of the fight in Los Angeles.

Is this a fight?
This is obviously a beating, right?

Overton, a dignified black man, was actually beaten to the ground by a yellow man in Lu Yu, with a bruised nose and a bruised face. How dare he sell it?
The most important thing is that the fermentation speed of this fight is unprecedented in the history of the NBA. Now not only the basketball circle, but also the sports circles in the United States, including China on the other side of the ocean, are discussing Lu Yu's fight.

David Stern knocked on the table and said angrily, "Stop arguing! I asked you to come over to discuss countermeasures, not to keep arguing here."

An official suggested: "The fight must be dealt with seriously!"

"Yes, it must be dealt with seriously."

Many people supported him. For so many years, even the bad boy Pistons only dared to sneak a ruthless attack on Jordan. Even in occasional skirmishes, they had never beaten a player into such a brazen act.

Of course, the NBA is not without bad or large-scale fights.

In the past ten years, fights have become more common.

On April 1983, 4, the Celtics and Atlanta Hawks met in the first round of the playoffs.

As a result, the Celtics' Donnie Angle unexpectedly attacked Hawks center Terry Rollins and twisted Rollins' arm.

Eventually both athletes fell to the ground.Rollins bit Anger's finger in the chaos, was suspended for 5 games, and staged a version of Tyson on the basketball court.

However, his performance is still in front of Tyson. Maybe Tyson got the idea after watching his performance.

In the second round of the 1995 playoffs, the Heat and the Knicks met on a narrow road. The two sides fought to the fifth game. The Knicks led three to one.

In the fourth quarter, Tim Hardaway got a free throw. At the moment Hardaway's free throw was drawn from his fingertips, the Heat forward PJ Brown on the right side of the basket made an over-the-shoulder that looked like a rebound card. Fell, and Knicks guard Ward's entire torso was lifted and thrown onto the bottom line of the photographer's box.

You know, the Knicks and the Heat have always had a tense relationship. Witnessing Brown's provocation, the Knicks players swarmed, and players such as the victim Ward, center Ewing, forward Larry Johnson, guard Starks and Alan Houston all at once Put PJ Brown down and stage a massive gang fight.

Charles Barkley is the NBA's most straight-forward monster and the most gifted comedian.

Although the height is not high, but the weight is superhuman, and the explosive power is even more terrifying.

In the NBA, Barkley can be said to be a first-class player in fighting, and he made a sensation when he helped Dr. J-beat the bird Bird when he first entered the industry.

At that time, Owen and "Big Bird" Bird had a conflict.

Both of them are first-class superstars, how can ordinary people dare to go up and help.

But Barkley didn't care, he rushed up and hugged Bird from behind, "Dr. J" was facing two old punches, and "Big Bird" was bleeding.

On December 1997, 12, Carlesimo blamed Sprewell for his attitude during the game. Unexpectedly, Sprewell became mad and grabbed the head coach's neck. Throat Hand" nearly killed him.

Calesimo recalled many years later: "I was dizzy and helpless, but I can confirm one thing: he wanted to strangle me!"

The madman was suspended for 68 games for the "neck choke incident" that is "famous for history", and the loss amounted to 640 million US dollars.

On January 1997, 1, when the Bulls faced the Timberwolves, the famous "flower bug" Rodman fell out of bounds for the ball.

It was normal for him to fall while playing, but he actually took anger at a photojournalist on the sidelines. Unfortunately, the reporter was immediately kicked as a football by the "flower bug" before he figured out what was going on, and Rodman His feet actually kicked into his crotch.

The incident resulted in Rodman being suspended by the NBA for 11 games and fined $2.5.

In 1997, the Knicks and the Heat also had a group fight.

In Game [-] of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Heat forward PJ Brown overthrew the Knicks' Ward, and a brawl involving more than a dozen people began. Mourning rushed all the way into the Knicks at the forefront.

As a result, they met again in the first round of the 1998 playoffs.Enemies are particularly jealous when they meet each other, not to mention the highly competitive playoffs?

As a result, in the fourth game between the two teams, a group fight broke out again between the two teams.
Oakley and Mourning took the lead in a big fight, followed by all the players swarming up.

In order to protect the players, Knicks coach Van Gundy tightly hugged Mourning's thigh and was dragged dozens of meters away by Mourning on the floor without letting go, which is amazing.

The classic scene of Van Gundy giving himself up to protect his players is still widely circulated today.

Although the side who was beaten in these fights was all beaten, it was rare for him to look so miserable as Overton, who was left by Lu Yu this time.

No, there is one worse than Overton.

It was the most tragic fight in NBA history so far. One of the two sides in the fight lost his job and started a poor life, and the other was admitted to the hospital and almost lost his life.

On December 1977, 12, during the Lakers' game against the Houston Rockets, Tomjanovich tried to step up to pull away the fighting players.

Washington thought that Tomjanovich was here to help, and without hesitation he gave Tomjanovich a hard blow in the face.

The unprepared Tomjanovich immediately fell on his back, and blood immediately poured out.

This punch made Tomjanovich have 5 operations, the tear gland was removed by surgery, and he almost died in the hospital.

Tomjanovich later asked his doctor why his mouth felt so salty after being punched, and the answer turned out to be: "You were tasting your own brain!"

In these fights, without exception, the players who hit people are severely punished.

In recent years, in order to establish a good image for fans, the league has absolutely prohibited fights. Therefore, when Lu Yu's fight occurred, many NBA officials agreed to the proposal to punish Lu Yu.

"But the problem is that many fans are now on Lu Yu's side, and they have been criticizing Overton, telling us not to punish Lu Yu." David Stern slapped an investigation report on the table.

"Tell us not to punish Lu Yu?" An official said immediately: "It's impossible, we don't allow players to challenge the league's regulations."

"This Overton is also true. I haven't heard his name in the past. I'm trying to make trouble for me. Is he playing well?" David Stern said suddenly and lightly.

The people below looked at each other, and they all understood immediately.

Overton is just an ordinary player who can't be more ordinary, and even thrown into the NBA army, he may not know who he is, but Lu Yu is different. Lu Yu is Stern's cash cow and Stern's development. An important pawn in the Chinese market.

Especially the Chinese fans, they absolutely support Lu Yu wholeheartedly.

If you are directly suspended for 68 games like the punishment of "madman" Sprewell, then the NBA's Chinese market will not want it.

What's more, Lu Yu is not bad at all.

Stern even knew that the highest-paid player in the NBA might not earn as much as Lu Yu earned in a year.

The fans in the United States who support Lu Yuhe and those who oppose Lu Yu are equally divided. They keep scolding and fighting online. Fans who support Lu Yu think that Lu Yu is doing the right thing.

Those who oppose Lu Yu are collectively referred to as Lu Hei.

They believe that Lu Yu dared to be domineering in the NBA because of the huge Chinese market behind him, and he had no scruples in hitting people. Some fans even encouraged Overton to call the police or directly sue Lu Yu.

at this time.

Kobe was the first to stand up to support Lu Yu.

"If I had such skills as Lu Yu, I think I would never be attacked by this guy Charles! I will learn fighting skills from Lu Yu. If Charles dares to attack me next time, I will definitely beat him up. Don't fucking know."

The year before last, when the Lakers were in their prime at home against the Knicks, Bryant clashed with Chris Charles in the game.

The latter walked directly to the Black Mamba and suddenly hit two uppercuts, which caught Kobe by surprise.

In this way, Charles became famous and successfully transformed from an excellent point guard to a savage thug.

Kobe suffered a dull loss, and he has been very unhappy in his heart.

When he saw that Lu Yu was crushing Overton, he not only did not sympathize with Overton, but was even more angry because Overton was against Lu Yu's black hand. What is the difference between this kind of black hand and Charles' attack on him!
Another person who stood up to support Lu Yu was Maddie.

Although Lu Yu and McGrady seldom called and were not as close as Kobe, but the three of them were training in the same arena, and the friendship blossomed from that time.

"I think Kobe doesn't need to learn from Lu Yu, he can learn from me. I just had a fight last year. I don't think it's a fight. Let's not talk about our player status. When we are provoked by our opponents, we are not only players, we are more It's a man, and a man speaks with his fists!"

Last year, McGrady had a big fight with Jackson on the court. At that time, McGrady was furious after a penalty and smashed the ball on Jackson's head. Jackson naturally quit and scuffled with McGrady.

Tracy McGrady, who was usually sleepy-eyed, opened his eyes wide in anger and punched extremely fast. This fight also made Tracy McGrady famous in the history of fighting.

Only then did the fans recall that there were still a lot of fighting stars in the NBA.

On January 1, after two days of bombardment by fans, the NBA finally announced the final punishment decision. Lu Yu was suspended for five games and fined $20. Overton was also suspended for five games and fined $[-].

There are fifty major boards on both sides, and no one is partial.

As for the other Bulls "surrounded" players, a fine of $5000 per person is fine.

Lu Yu can still accept the result of the five-game suspension. It happens that it is now the end of the year, and he can take a leave of absence with the team to return to China. Some of the previous plans for the country will also be put on the agenda.

It took almost ten days to come back from China.

After coming back, the suspension period just ended, and after a few games, it was the All-Star Game.

Everything is just right.

However, before returning to China, there is still a problem to be dealt with - about Ah Q, Richardson, who reminded Lu Yu when he played against the Clippers.

……

The Bulls coaching staff is struggling with Lu Yu's five-game suspension.

At this time, Lu Yu walked in.

"Lu, what's the matter? Didn't you ask for leave?" Cartwright looked at Lu Yu suspiciously.

Lu Yu nodded and said, "Yes, I'm on leave. I may have to go back to China soon, but before I leave, I think I have something to discuss with you."

"Oh?"

Cartwright sat down, and several assistant coaches beside him also looked at Lu Yu.

"Then tell me what it is. If you want to fight, then I don't think you should talk about it. I can't fight you."

Cartwright's words made the office laugh.

I have to say that Cartwright is very good at the sophistication of people. It will not make the atmosphere in the office too tense, and remind Lu Yu not to forget that he was punished for fighting just now, and he should not go too far.

"Yeah, I think we might need a player."

As soon as Lu Yu finished speaking, he saw Cartwright's face darken.

Regarding player transactions, not to mention that Lu Yu is the boss of the team, even his head coach has many taboos.

The reason is very simple, someone comes and someone goes.

Just like in order to get Lu Yu, Elton Brand became a bargaining chip. Of course, the premise is that Brand has long wanted to leave the weak Bulls.

In addition to this situation, when it comes to trading players, it's an offending thing.

Seeing this, Lu Yu could only explain one sentence.

"I think this player can even prevent me from running without the ball..."

Just this sentence made Cartwright stunned.

　This weekend, I will spend a day with my wife and children, so the next two will be later, sorry, ask for a monthly pass!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)