Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 192 It doesn’t matter, I will take action
After the farce-like game ended, the outside world is now most concerned about two things: one is how the league will punish this incident; the other is whether the Heat will be swept out.

These two things are not independent of each other, or in other words, the most critical one is actually the first one.

Because Stern's principle for dealing with such vicious incidents has always been to deal severely, not to mention the finals.

But if they were to be suspended, then there would be no need to play Game 4, because the Heat were already trailing 0-3, and if they lost two main players, they could just give up.

I can only say that Han Sen is worthy of being a Dongda scholar. He played the Tian Ji horse racing trick very well.

Popovich's obvious move pales in comparison.

So the first thing is actually certain. The league cannot ban the game because if it does, the ratings for G4 will be gone.

Here is a point of knowledge: players with second-level malicious intent will not necessarily be suspended. Only those with second-level malicious intent that is determined to be of a serious nature after review by the league will be suspended.

This is actually a loophole that the alliance leaves for itself so that it can operate flexibly.

As for the Stern principles, principles are not as important as money.

The next day, the league issued a statement summarizing the events of Game 3 of the Finals. It can be summed up in one sentence: The nature of this conflict is extremely bad, but we will not suspend the team, only impose huge fines. The two teams were fined a total of more than 20.

As soon as the announcement came out, James said on social media that he would pay the fine for his teammates.

Of course, whether or not they will actually pay for it is another matter.

After all, as far as Hansen knew of the "history", Dahntay Jones had publicly revealed in front of the media that James had not paid the fine he promised to pay for five years.

As for the Grizzlies, during the halftime discussion, Hansen had actually promised to bear all fines.

To use the words of Mr. Dong, who wouldn't offer a huge reward before sending out a suicide mission?

In fact, after the announcement came out, Han Sen gave each of the punished people a valuable Rolex.

There is no need to worry about money. Although Hansen has a rookie contract, his annual salary from the new shoe contract with UA alone is tens of millions, not to mention the endorsements Thomas signed for him this season and some short-term investments he asked Rondo to make.

In a nutshell, the people who did this fight not only had a good time, but also made a lot of money.

Then, just after the league announced the punishment results, TNT's latest program also used the fight in the finals for program effect.

Barkley and O'Neal, one wearing a Heat jersey and the other wearing a Grizzlies jersey, had a wrestling competition in the live broadcast room.

All I can say is that these two TNT brothers have created a strong chemical reaction and have made a lot of money from the traffic thanks to the Grizzlies.

Of course, this also fed back to the finals. Although the score of 3-0 seemed to have no suspense, the ratings of Game 4 of the finals exploded.

On June 6, Game 19 of the Finals between the Grizzlies and the Heat continued at the American Airlines Arena.

There are many changes in this game scene.

First, the referee changed from Foster to Joey Crawford.

That's right, it's the famous referee who ejected Duncan for laughing on the bench. He is a notoriously strict referee.

It is obvious that Stern will never allow violent incidents like the last game to happen again.

Many NBA staff also came to the scene. Since it was the Grizzlies' match point, they had to be ready to hold the championship award ceremony for the Grizzlies at any time.

In addition, the families of the players from the Grizzlies were also present. After all, if the Grizzlies really won the championship, they certainly would not want to miss such an important occasion.

Han Sen's parents didn't have time to arrive, but two special figures appeared at the scene.

One is Scarlett, and the other, yes, is Swift.

Han Sen knew that Scarlett was coming. After all, if the finals ended tonight, he would enter the off-season (long layoff period).

But Swift, I can only say that you cannot use the thinking of Eastern people to replace the thinking of Americans.

There was no hatred between the two of them. She just wanted to witness the success of her ex-boyfriend Han Sen.

What Han Sen didn't expect was that the two of them sat together, talking and laughing, and no one knew what they were communicating about.

Of course, Han Sen didn't pay much attention to these. After all, compared to those things between men and women, winning tonight's game was more important.

Especially with what Gay said before, the Heat's fate is in the hands of the Grizzlies.

If we can really sweep this team, it won't just be a sweep, but a breakup.

That would mean something completely different, much more than beating them twice in a row.

As the opening ceremony began, the cheers from Miami fans were still enthusiastic.

Although they are trailing 0-3, they, like the Lakers fans last season, are still hoping for a miracle to happen.

The starting lineups of both teams were announced. The Grizzlies still had their regular five players, while Spoelstra changed the lineup again and returned to his regular lineup.

The game started quickly, and this time it was the Heat who had the upper hand.

It’s not that they played with great momentum from the start. After all, it’s a bit unrealistic to expect momentum when you’re trailing 0-3.

The Grizzlies performed poorly.

Or to be more precise, there is something wrong with the mentality of the Grizzlies players.

They all played a little too hastily.

This is actually somewhat similar to Paul in a sense. The closer it gets to the final moment, the more likely things are to go wrong.

But this is actually understandable. As I said, although this Grizzlies team has experienced a lot, it is still a young team in the final analysis.

After the Heat took the lead, their momentum began to gradually recover.

Halfway through the first quarter, Wade's dunk after a breakthrough gave the Heat a double-digit lead and brought the American Airlines Arena into a frenzy.

In 2006, it was Wade who led them to a 0-2 reversal. In 2012, it was Wade who led them to a 0-3 reversal. Why is it impossible?
After all, they are stronger than the Grizzlies on paper!
Joerger called a timeout.

"Give me the ball, don't worry, there's still plenty of time." After the timeout, Han Sen said to his teammates.

The field was too chaotic, and only at this time did he find an opportunity.

At the same time as Joerger nodded, he also made personnel rotations, replacing players with good psychological qualities such as Battier and Bibby in advance.

After the timeout, Hansen held the ball and did not call for a pick-and-roll. He directly broke through Wade and made a shot, causing Wade to foul and go to the free throw line.

After making both free throws amid the noise from the crowd, he then turned around and tried his best to limit Wade's breakthrough.

Although Wade finally passed him, Gasol's assist successfully disrupted Wade's shot.

Looking back, Hansen continued to hold the ball. This time the Heat had help defense, and Hansen passed the ball to Bibby.

Bibby missed the final three-pointer, but Hansen saw where the ball would land and made a tip-in.

Although James broke through Battier to the basket and scored two points, Hansen passed the ball to Battier after double-teaming him, and Battier hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, narrowing the score difference to single digits.

The Grizzlies' position has stabilized.

After that, the Grizzlies started to get into the game and began to catch up little by little.

At the end of the first half, Hansen made a buzzer-beating three-pointer before the end of the game, helping the Grizzlies finally tie the score.

The expressions of the fans at the scene were helpless.

Because of the big advantage in the interior, although Hansen is still the Grizzlies' highest scorer with an average of 26 points per game, he has not had any outstanding performances.

But tonight, when other Grizzlies players did not perform well, he demonstrated his scoring ability well and scored 24 points in the first half.

During the halftime break, the atmosphere in the Grizzlies locker room was noticeably more relaxed.

After the score was tied, the players' mentality was obviously different.

As long as they play steadily in the second half, they will have no problem winning the game.

Han Sen suddenly thought of something and called Johnson to his side.

"I'll ask Dave to put you on the court in the second half. Keep an eye on LeBron."

Although James showed no signs of taking action in the first half, it is always a good idea to prepare for a rainy day.

Given James's personality, he would definitely behave himself when he saw a nuclear weapon like Johnson present.

Johnson nods routinely.

After the second half, the Grizzlies, who had adjusted their mentality, really recovered to the state of the previous few games and began to slowly widen the gap. This time, not only the fans at the scene were desperate, but also the players of the Heat were even more desperate.

This is like a prisoner who has been sentenced to death. What is more despairing than being killed cleanly and efficiently is that someone shouts for mercy but ends up being killed anyway.

"There is no miracle. Even if Michael takes off the No. 23 hanging above the arena, they can't beat this Grizzlies team." When the halfway point of this quarter was over and the Grizzlies took a double-digit lead over the Heat, forcing Spoelstra to call another timeout, O'Neal made the judgment in advance in the commentary booth.

"The Heat will become another team to be swept in the finals since the Cavaliers in 2007. The similarity between them is that they both have LeBron James." Barkley's mouth is not only big but also poisonous.

The camera was also turned to James at this time.

James' expression was gloomier than ever before.

Just like what he experienced on the court, even if he didn't want to, he had to face the current outcome.

Being swept, being broken up, and having difficulty winning the finals, all these things that are about to happen are too brutal for him.

Not to mention, the person who led the team to sweep him this time was Han Sen, the "3D player" whom he once disdained.

After the timeout, Gay was replaced by Johnson early.

Wade broke into the inside and forced damage to the free throw line. Now he is the only one on the Heat who can maintain some output.

However, he only made one of the two free throws, which showed that he was very exhausted.

Randolph's shot in the low post was defended by Haslem.

Looking back, Wade threw himself into the air and forced a foul. After landing, he lay on the ground for a long time before being pulled up by his teammates.

Judging from the way he limped after he stood up, he was really risking his life.

This time Wade adjusted his breathing and made both free throws, helping the Heat narrow the point difference to single digits.

Seeing this, Han Sen continued to look for his ATM.

After a change of direction in front of his body, he successfully dribbled past James.

James really can't keep up with him.

After he passed James, he made a layup facing Bosh who was helping defend him.

"Shh!"

The basketball went into the pocket, but his condition remained unchanged.

But at the moment he landed, he felt something on his heel.

He reacted quickly and fell to the side, but he inevitably sprained his foot.

Then he saw James quickly retracting his foot.

James really dares to take action!

In fact, Han Sen himself was also on guard, but this thing was really hard to guard against. No matter how careful he was, he couldn't have eyes behind his head.

He wanted to fuck James, but the stinging pain in his feet prevented him from getting up right away.

Just at this moment, a figure rushed past him.

When James saw the person rushing towards him, he quickly stepped back and stretched out his hand to block. It was obvious that he was prepared.

But his speed couldn't keep up with the man's punching speed.

"boom!"

James only felt that his left face was hit like a pendulum, his head buzzed, and then a star really appeared in front of his eyes.

Then, he felt the world spinning around him, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

It all happened so fast that by the time the referee reacted and blew the whistle, James had already fallen to the ground with a peaceful look on his face.

This was a direct knockout with just one punch!
Johnson, who completed the KO, just stood there calmly.

He had promised Han Sen during the playoffs last season that he would come if something like this happened again.

In fact, if other Grizzlies players attacked James, the best outcome would be that James got beaten up and then the attacker was expelled, but if he came, it would be a one-for-one trade at the very least.

The referee blew the whistle late, and Johnson was unsurprisingly given a second-degree malicious flagrant and was ejected.

The fans at the scene were stunned.

Especially Stern, he felt like he didn't exist!
Scarlett and Swift in the front row also looked out anxiously, but they were concerned about Han Sen's condition.

Han Sen was the first to stand up with the help of his teammates.

He felt a sharp pain when his foot stepped on the ground. The slow-motion replay showed that because he was not mentally prepared, he sprained his ankle at a quite large angle.

The team doctor had already come to his side by now.

After some communication, Han Sen walked back to the bench by himself.

The situation on Hansen's side seems to be okay, but the situation on James' side is not optimistic.

Because James is still in a near-coma state, the Heat's team doctors are shining flashlights into his pupils, fearing that he has been beaten to death!

There was an uproar at the scene.

With just a slight move, Johnson shocked everyone.

This time it wasn't just the fans who were affected, even people at Nike headquarters felt like they had experienced an earthquake.

Of course, they don’t care about James’ life or death, but if James dies, their loss will be huge!
Finally, a stretcher was brought to the scene, and James was tied up on it.

It was only after being lifted up that James finally woke up.

But his condition looked very bad because he tried to raise his hand but failed.

It seems that James will be seriously injured by this punch.

So professional boxers don’t wear gloves during matches just to look good, because if they don’t, someone could die in a matter of minutes.

You deserve it!
Looking at James' final condition, Han Sen didn't feel any pity for him.

No, he just felt relieved.

You know, if he didn't have his own system, he would have become the second Danny Granger.

James was carried away, and the team doctor finished examining Hansen.

Although Han Sen's condition was not as serious as he expected, he still suggested that Han Sen not fight tonight just in case.

Han Sen looked up at the score and did not agree immediately.

Because although James' injury looks serious, we still don't know what the specific situation is.

If the Grizzlies lost without James playing tonight and he could come back to play in the next game, the situation would be completely different.

In particular, he doesn't know his condition now and whether he will be able to play in the next game.

So finally, after talking to the team doctor, he stood up and kicked the floor hard in front of the doctor's wide eyes.

You know what, after this kick, he actually felt much better.

He walked back and forth a few steps. Although there was still some pain, it shouldn't be a problem for him to continue the game.

I have to say, [Bones of Steel] are really tough. If it were during his time with the Cavaliers, he would definitely be out for the season.

At this time, the technical timeout had already arrived. After watching the video, Crawford determined that James had intentionally tripped him and added a second-degree flagrant foul.

He is worthy of being the strictest referee in the NBA.

After Hansen and Joger indicated that they were ready to continue playing, they went on stage with their teammates.

The fans at the scene were excited when they saw Han Sen's appearance. How could Han Sen still play after being tripped?
What is your body made of?

No, that means that if James makes a move, he will only get Johnson in return?
wdnmd!

(End of this chapter)