King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 223 Forced to change the alliance

The King's sudden outside defense put great pressure on the Cavaliers. As Irving missed another three-pointer, and the King's quick counterattack, He Yixiang made another three-pointer to lead to 18 points, which completely announced the game. the end.

He Yixiang played only 3 minutes in the fourth quarter before taking a break and never played again. Even though he played only 33 minutes, he still contributed a team-high 31 points and 12 assists. Played a good performance, scored 21 points and 7 assists, but it is still far behind He Yixiang.

At the moment when the king won the game, Cousins, who had been expelled to the locker room, began to shout excitedly in an interview with reporters: "Basketball will not lie, we are the winners, thank you Almighty He! "

As the best player of the game, He Yixiang also accepted an interview with ESPN. After ESPN praised He Yixiang's performance in this game and the king's tenacity, he immediately got to the point. As a famous big mouth in the NBA, Every time He Yixiang interviews on a focus topic, the reporters are excited.

"What do you think about the expulsion of Cousins ​​in this game?"

"You shouldn't ask me this question, but ask the referee on duty. If in their eyes, an exaggerated fall can get a sympathetic offensive foul, then I have nothing to say. Fortunately, Los Angeles is not far away from us, we can go to Hollywood to improve our acting skills."

This kind of description made the reporters feel that today's trip was really worthwhile. When ordinary players encounter such a situation, they will blame Varejao for not diving, and even get angry He expressed his resentment, but He Yixiang was different. He directly pointed the gunfire at the referee. Such words would definitely pay a fine.

The reporters naturally added fuel to the fire: "Then what do you think of the penalty for Cousins' second-level flagrant foul?"

"Second-level malicious foul? Since that guy continued to play vigorously for 20 minutes in the second half, I don't think it is a foul worthy of debate." He Yixiang's answer did not save face for the referee tonight. He is also angry in his heart. As the number one team in the league, no matter how you look at it, it also has two superstar players in the league. It is like an away game at home. It is no wonder that He Yixiang vented his anger in front of the media without reservation. .

And Westphal, who saw all this in his eyes, didn't say a word. Sometimes, it is an excellent thing for the superstars in his team to put pressure on the team. This malicious foul, even Westphal himself wanted to curse at the press conference, but He Yixiang had already done this, and it would be a bit too much for him to do it again, so he had to hold back his emotions .

After all, the league will review this second-level malicious foul, and then determine whether there will be a subsequent suspension. If you push the league directly, it is hard to imagine whether the league will do something irrational.

However, soon, in less than a day, the league's fines came as promised. First, Cousins ​​was fined $35000 for a second-level malicious foul, but he was not suspended. He was later fined $15000 for making inappropriate remarks about the referee's decision.The king's management stated that the fine will be borne by the team, which is also the king's solidarity with the two.

This kind of punishment is not too heavy. As soon as he heard that there was no suspension, the stone in Westphal's heart eased. If there is a suspension, then only West and Whiteside can be used inside the king. At the same time, Whiteside is only a substitute player, and the inside substitute has become a player raised by the Development League.It is definitely a blow to the Kings who aim to be ranked first in the regular season.

However, this matter is not over. The two superstars accepted the fines. As a very strong fan base on the forum, Kings fans cannot just sit and watch their players being bullied.

Originally, this season, the league has begun to curb diving on a large scale, and introduced new regulations this year: In addition to the warning for the first diving, players will be fined $5000 as long as they are confirmed for diving again throughout the regular season. If the third offense will be fined $3, the fourth and fifth dives will be fined $10000 and $4, respectively.If the player dives more than 5 times, the league will consider suspending the player.

One after another "suggestion letters" or "report letters" flew to Stern's desk, computer mailbox, and Twitter account like snowflakes.Such a powerful public opinion offensive also forced the league to respond. After a few days of silence, the league decided to impose a direct suspension for "flopping", and Varejao was directly suspended for one game.At the same time, a new rule was promulgated: From now on, as long as the diving is confirmed, there will be no warning and a "ban" penalty will be imposed directly.

And the promulgation of this measure has something to do with the king's experience this year. Paul, who has touched porcelain in the Christmas war, and Varejao, who has been playing for many years, make Cousins, a stunned young man, very angry every time.Coincidentally, He Yixiang, the other core of the Kings, is a big mouth who is never afraid of causing trouble, but these two guys lead the league's No. [-] team, which makes the league have to have a headache. The right to speak of the stars still exists.

"Hehe, I didn't expect you two guys to be really good, even the league is scared by you." Su Ruoxuan shook her head helplessly looking at the two players under her who were fearless today.

A regular dinner, but this time there are some work related to Cousins, so I have to bring him.This also made He Yixiang very depressed. He wrote and glanced at Cousins ​​who was eating non-stop: "It's not this guy, I don't know if his head is full of paste, so others like to find He came for an offensive foul."

Cousins, who averaged 1.4 offensive fouls per game this season, is proud of the entire league. He could only smile awkwardly, and replied: "Hey, this is a negative effect of being strong. That guy in the Magic also has a lot of offensive fouls."

"It means that he has few offensive means, you are not, and your goal is not to surpass him?"

(End of this chapter)