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Chapter 164 (160) The aftermath continues

Wang Yuanfei's statement won him a lot of supporters, and the number of visits to his Facebook homepage skyrocketed by 5 times overnight, and it is still growing at a very high speed.The video of him toughly answering Woking's question had more than one million clicks on YouTube overnight, and it quickly went to tens of millions.

After the diagnosis, McGrady's injury was also announced soon.The situation was dire, and he suffered several injuries, the most serious of which was a fractured fourth metacarpal bone caused by reaching out to the ground when he lost his balance in the air.In this case, McGrady is obviously unable to shoot, and will be injured for 3 to 4 weeks to recover.But when he recovers from injury, the finals will probably be over.

On the second day, public opinion and the media began to show their power.Many players and team managers have stood up and expressed their support for the Rockets.

Mark Cuban: "Although the team lost to the Rockets before, I was very upset, but Jason Wang did what a boss should do. If I were in his position, I would do the same thing. I condemn all acts of violence on the court and hope that people like Bowen will be severely punished."

"Smiling Assassin" Isaiah Thomas (Pistons superstar in the 80s, current Knicks team manager): "Bruce Bowen's dirtyness has made me unhappy many times. If he dares to treat our players like this, I will break his leg!"

Thomas' remarks aroused heated discussions among fans, because the Pistons where Thomas was in were known as the Bad Boys, and they were famous for their large-scale actions.Thomas' teammates Laimbeer and Rodman are both well-known hooligans.

Wally Szczerbiak: "This game immediately reminded me of Bowen's move to me back then. He did it on purpose! But he still stretched out his hands to pretend to be innocent. The league punished him too lightly and condoned his dirtyness!"

What Szczerbiak was talking about was a game between the Spurs and the Timberwolves in 2002. When Bowen faced him with an open shot, he actually made a flying kick, kicked Szczerbiak in the face, and kicked him directly to the ground.This time Bowen was fined $7500 by the league.The center Nesterovic, who played for the Wolves at the time, despised Bowen very much. Even after joining the Spurs, he rarely talked to him.

Kobe Bryant: "Bowen is a very good defender, but he often used to push me with his knees to prevent my breakthrough. For this reason, I have to always beware of the danger of injury, which leads to a decline in my concentration."

文斯.卡特：“鲍文已经三次试图用垫脚伤害我了！三次！我清楚地记得时间分别是2000年4月18日，2004年2月18日和2005年2月11日。这个杀人犯，屡次想结束我的职业生涯！还记得03年季后赛他怎么弄伤了我的表弟特雷西使得火箭被淘汰吗？如果没有这两次恶劣的犯规，火箭可能夺得三连冠，而鲍文不配得到冠军！”

Ray Allen: "In the series we just lost, I expressed that Bowen didn't come to play basketball. He used black hands, fists and elbows to prevent me from shooting."

There are many, many people in the industry who have made similar remarks to the media
Stern never expected that public opinion would completely side with the Rockets in just half a day.It is also Bowen who has done a lot of evil, and now most of the league has come forward to criticize him.Even Ray Allen, a gentleman who had a good personal relationship with Bowen, gradually saw his character clearly through several fights, and began to publicly criticize him.If Stern dares to punish Billups and the bus heavily, I am afraid his reputation will also be questioned.The league really doesn't like Bowen.After Jordan retired, the influence of the league declined greatly.The two superstars O'Neal and Duncan are strong enough, but their playing styles are relatively simple.McGrady is the savior of the ratings that Stern finally found. He has an elegant style of play, a picturesque posture and a strong strength. He can be called Jordan's successor.But Bowen hurt McGrady twice!
The league finally issued an unprecedented heavy fine. Arenas and Bus were suspended for three games for participating in the fight, Billups for instigating the fight and Hawley for provocative actions were suspended for one game, and the culprit, Bruce Bowen, was banned from participating in all games this season and the next season!You must know that Artest, the protagonist of the Palace of Auburn Hills, was only suspended for one season, and the league has never been suspended until the next season.Kermit Washington, the Lakers player who seriously injured Tomjanovich with one punch and made him retire, did not receive such severe punishment.

The penalty is undoubtedly beneficial to the Rockets, Arenas was suspended for three games, so the Spurs lost two starters.And the Rockets' main controller, Billups, can come back after only one game of suspension. The suspension of players at the end of the bench like Bus has no effect on the strength of the Rockets.It is even more difficult for the Spurs to comeback in the unfavorable situation of 2-0.

Wang Yuanfei also received a ticket from the league. He was fined $5000 for making public comments in an inappropriate way.This is just a drop in the bucket for him at this time. After all, the league is controlled by the owners of 30 teams, and the league dare not really offend the Rockets too much.Yuanfei didn't mind this, and he also warned the players to concentrate on the training of the day and pay less attention to some media reports.

"Leave the external work to our uniform team. Please do your best to win tomorrow's game, sweep the Spurs, and avenge Tracy!" Yuan Fei encouraged the players.

"That's right, we must win the game tomorrow!" Yao Ming was also inspired to fight.

"We must win!" A lazy voice came from outside the door.

Now the players couldn't practice anymore, and they all surrounded them one by one.Wasn't Maddy the one who walked in the door?His hands were wrapped in thick bandages, but he kept a smile on his face.

"My season is over, but the season of the Rockets is not yet over." McGrady said to everyone: "Win tomorrow's game, the Heat and the Pistons are still playing very anxiously, we can wait for work, and we will definitely win our championship back!"

He turned to Yao Ming again and said, "Yao, Chauncey and I are not here, you are the leader of the team. Please protect this team!"

"Of course!" Yao Ming, an imposing man, had tears in his eyes.

"Michael, the burden of starting shooting guard will be given to you. I have always believed that you have the ability to become the head star of a team. It will be up to you tomorrow!"

"I will play well in your place!" Reed said with a firm expression.

"Tony, the important task of organizing the attack tomorrow is only up to you!"

"I don't know if I can do it at this level, but I will definitely go all out!" Parker opened his eyes and said seriously: "I will fight with the Spurs!"

Yuan Fei laughed, and he secretly complained about Parker's words in his heart.McGrady and Billups also laughed, they were laughing to see that their teammates could take over.

(End of this chapter)