Chapter 212 The Incident at the American Airlines Center
Luer Deng and Butler finally separated under the persuasion of the referee and the players on both sides, but the resentment and anger accumulated by the two sides grew stronger.
The excitement of the competition is getting stronger and stronger.
Players from both teams are using unconventional movements to defend the opponent's offensive players.
Suddenly, situations where people are on their backs and horses are overturned are endless.
It seems that a large-scale conflict is not far away.
Skiles and Parker Riley, the head coaches of both teams, were frowning at the moment. They also saw that the game was out of control, but now, what else can be done to limit it?
Do you need to replace someone?
Substitution can make the players on the field calm down a little. However, it is obvious that at this moment, both teams have the strongest lineups on the field, and the score is also close. Whoever replaces a substitute player is likely to be pulled.
Open the score.
Although Skiles and Pat Riley didn't say anything, they also valued this game very much and couldn't decide for the moment.
Far away in the CCTV studio in China, Zhang Weiping and Sun Zhengping were also sighing, but they were still standing on the Bulls' side, or in other words, on Chen Jie's side, complaining about the Heat players.
The attack was so dark that it pissed off the young players on the Bulls.
In fact, if there is no slap in the face, if both sides were not angry, the game would not be in this situation.
This is no longer playing basketball, but beating people.
Chen Jie broke through to the inside and was immediately caught by O'Neal, denying him any chance for a layup. Crawford, on the other hand, only received a defensive foul and made two free throws.
The Bulls players complained that O'Neal was not given a flagrant foul.
Wade also broke through. Chandler pushed him hard from behind, causing Wade's body to lose balance in the air and fall to the ground.
Looking at Wade who was glaring angrily, Chandler stared back without giving in.
Since Crawford didn't give O'Neal a flagrant foul, he certainly wouldn't give it to Chandler either.
Another defensive foul and two free throws.
The game just became fragmented due to the big moves of the two teams and the constant interruptions of the referee's whistle.
The accumulated anger between the two parties finally broke out.
It was just three minutes into the second quarter of the game. The head coaches of both teams had already tried to replace some players. Wade and Chen Jie both came to the bench. These two are the treasures of their respective teams.
Both Kelce and Pat Riley were afraid that their favorite players would be injured in such a game.
On the court, Ruel Deng, Hinrich, and Chandler are still there, and so are the Heat, Butler Haslem, and O'Neal.
At this moment, these six people joined forces to stage a brawl second only to the recent incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
The trigger was when Butler dribbled the ball and Haslem came out for a pick-and-roll and collided hard with Luer Deng.
Lu Erdeng's thin body seemed to fly upside down.
Here, Butler didn't seem to notice it yet and continued to make breakthrough layups.
Luer Deng got up, rushed directly in front of Haslem, pushed him hard, and directly pushed the pocket power forward more than three steps away.
At the same moment, Chandler hugged Butler as he took off for a layup.
The conflict began at this moment.
Haslem, who was kicked away by Luer Deng, stared at him angrily, stepped forward to meet him, and pushed Luer Deng back.
Luerdeng could no longer hold back the anger in his heart and punched Haslem directly on the cheek.
The two people just struggled together.
Like a wrestling match, Luer Deng and Haslem hugged each other and fell to the ground together, still hitting each other.
Hinrich and Antonio Davis hurried over.
The two people's original intention was to start a fight, but unexpectedly, O'Neal, who took a step back and came over, pushed the two of them away.
Hinrich and Davis were pushed down by O'Neal and then lost control of their emotions.
The fight spread.
Chandler, who was still struggling with Butler, threw away the backcourt player and rushed over to push O'Neal.
Butler slapped him from behind.
Hinrich hit back at Butler, and the two men first pushed and then struggled.
The referee has completely lost control of the situation of the game.
The ten people on the field all joined the battle group at this time, greeting the other team members with fists and elbows, but no one calmly stood up to start a fight.
However, I have to say that the players of both teams were very loyal. Except for the player on the bench who was pulled by the assistant coach and did not leave the bench, all ten players participated in the battle and no one escaped.
Coaches and staff also rushed onto the field.
But still can't get over this collective boxing match.
In the chaos, Skiles was knocked to the ground by someone unknown. O'Neal sneak punched Antonio Davis, and Hinrich knocked Butler down. This little man's fighting ability is still very good.
Haslem and Luer Deng were reluctantly separated by the referee, and both men's jerseys were torn.
Seeing that his teammates were still struggling with each other, Luer Deng bypassed the referee, rushed forward again, and punched O'Neal in the back of the head.
O'Neal was in pain, and when he turned around and saw it was Luer Deng, he was so angry that no one could hold him back, and he rushed towards Luer Deng in a menacing manner.
Adarian Griffin saw O'Neal's fierce approach and was afraid that Lul Deng would suffer, so he stretched out his leg to trip O'Neal.
O'Neal was unprepared and fell to the ground.
Haslem saw it clearly and pushed Griffin down.
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The chaos lasted for a full five minutes before it finally calmed down. With the efforts of the referee, coaches and staff of both teams, the players of the two teams were finally separated.
Crawford was in trouble and punished five players from Ruel, Den, Haslem, Hinrich, O'Neal, and Butler.
Several others also received a technical foul each.
The five people who were sent off walked toward the locker room accompanied by the staff.
In the tunnel, Haslem took off his jersey and threw it to the fans.
And O'Neal also received applause from the fans as if he was bidding farewell to a hero.
Chandler and Hinrich, on the other hand, looked a little embarrassed under the sky full of papers and popcorn.
By the time everything calmed down completely, it was ten minutes later.
The game started again, but everyone seemed to be out of mood.
They all know that this fight was a crime committed against the wind. The alliance will definitely impose heavy penalties.
We can only pray that he won't be suspended for a season like Artest.
The Heat obviously suffered more losses than the Bulls.
Although Luer Deng and Hinrich are important, they are not irreplaceable.
But O'Neal and Haslem are the absolute main players of the Heat.
The outcome of this game is no longer important. What is important is not the following season.
You know, the Heat are very ambitious this season.
The Bulls are also determined to win the playoffs and even want to go further.
Neither team can bear such a blow.
When Chen Jie stood in front of Wade again, the eyes of both of them were complicated.
This brawl was obviously beyond their expectations. However, both of them were on the bench at the time, so there was nothing they could do.
However, precisely because both of them were on the bench, this fight had nothing to do with them.
Subsequent punishments will naturally not affect Wade and Chen Jie.
And with these two people here, the Bulls and Heat still retain a glimmer of hope.
This brawl, known in history as the "Brawl at the American Airlines Center," became the second most vicious event this season, second only to the Palace of Auburn Hills incident.
David Stern showed no mercy.
Luer Deng was suspended for fifteen games, O'Neal was suspended for fifteen games, and both were fined $50,000 each.
Haslem was suspended for 12 games, Hinrich was suspended for 10 games, and both were fined $30,000 each.
Butler was suspended eight games and fined $20,000.
This kind of punishment is acceptable to the Heat and Bulls.
However, for many years to come, whenever someone recalled this season, they would mention this incident, because, in the eyes of many people, if it had not been for this brawl, the Heat would have had hope of winning the championship.
However, losing three main players for almost ten games, the Heat's record, which had begun to improve, once again fell into ice. Although they finally entered the playoffs, they were no longer able to strive for a good ranking.
Losing the convenience of the schedule and the home court advantage, the Heat finally suffered.
As for the Bulls, the biggest loss is not the team, but Luer Deng.
He was already starting to start his career as a rookie tomorrow, but because of this incident, his future was almost ruined.
His already stable main position was lost after his return.
He needs to start from scratch again.
The two players who were not affected atoned for their teammates' impulsiveness in the subsequent games.
After Wade and Chen Jie were sent off several key players, they finally regained some of the excitement of the game with a hearty battle.
The reason why the two people still strived for victory and controlled their emotions after the fight was because of a conversation.
"The game still has to be played!" Chen Jie said calmly, looking at Wade who was a little confused in front of him.
"Is this a game?" Wade asked in confusion.
"Do you want to lose to me again?" Chen Jie deliberately provoked him.
After asking this question, Wade's eyes suddenly became firm: "No! I will defeat you once, and defeat you in an upright manner!"
In his mind, he remembered the NCAA knockout game.
In the previous regular season, although the Heat won, Chen Jie was not there.
So Wade didn't feel that he had taken revenge. As he said, he wanted to defeat Chen Jie once and for all.
Upright!
"I'll accompany you!" Chen Jie said calmly. (To be continued...)
